listening to god at work
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to put to shame the strong.” (1 Cor 1:26-27).
God is preparing a new type of workplace believer who is experiencing the power of God in his or her daily work life. My friend Emeka Nwankpa was a barrister in Nigeria. Emeka spoke at a conference a few years ago on the subject of how spirituality impacts the physical.
Emeka shared a story about arguing an important Supreme Court case in his country. There were five points for debate in the case. The morning the trial began, he prayed in his chamber along with his wife and junior lawyers. At the time of his prayer, he felt the Holy Spirit saying to him, “Don’t argue points one through four. Only argue point five.” Imagine such a turnaround just before a case is argued before the Supreme Court!
In the courtroom, Emeka announced that he wanted to drop points one to four and argue only point five. The judges were surprised, but allowed him to proceed. He argued point five and sat down. The second lawyer stood up, and then continued to stumble around trying to defend his position for twelve minutes, unable to muster any coherent words.
Finally, he approached the bench and said, “Your Majesty, it is unfortunate that my learned friend has dropped the first four points. I wish to drop the matter.” The other lawyer had prepared only for the first four points. Emeka won the case. God had given him a strategy to win his case supernaturally. It made no sense to him, but he obeyed and God gave him victory in a very unusual way.
Isaiah 48:17 tells us, “This is what the LORD your Savior, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘I am the LORD your God, teaching you to benefit yourself, leading you on the path you should follow.'”
When was the last time you allowed God to give you a strategy to succeed in your work life and glorify His name?
This is His will for you.
