QUALIFIED

2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us; rather, our qualification comes from God…
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I am a mechanical engineering graduate. I have made a design thesis on a coal power plant. I have learned and designed an HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) for a small building. But when I joined my first company, I have not used anything of these. I was tasked to look at semiconductor equipment like “compression molds” and “wirebonders”. I was thankful that I had some units on mechanical design and die tooling so I was able to grasp the “theories” behind operating those machines.

Then, after 4 years, I changed career. I was transferred to lead the Six Sigma program for the same company. And I have been training, mentoring and coaching about this quality initiative for the next 10 years. Then, another career change. Three years ago, I start managing projects – gantt charts, savings, cost, budget, milestone became part of my daily vocabulary.

I do not know what will come next. But I know that everything is happening because of a reason. All I have to do is to learn from all of these and maybe, one day, I can use all of them so I may glorify God fully. He is writing my job resume, my job qualifications.

We may be the highest positioned person in a company, or own a big conglomerate. But this is nothing to God unless we use that to glorify Him and help others to know Him. We are not sufficient of ourselves even to think anything from ourselves. Therefore pray the Lord to be our sufficiency. When God has blessed us, it is for a reason. For if the Lord has done it all in our lives, He must receive all the glory forever and ever.

Almighty Father, sometimes I feel as if my own lack of ability has disqualified me? But I do believe that only You has qualified us. We should not be dependent upon on our own strengths, but rather on You – on how You has enabled us, by Your grace, to do all that we are called to do. May we focus our lives on You, who is at work in us through our lives and do to according to Your good will and pleasure. Amen +

Holy is the Lord our God.