Evening journal., 1908-06-10
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR NEWS
Topic, juno 14th-How to Choose Z
Life-work. | Kings, 3;5-15.
THOUGHTS ON THE TOPIC.


A wise choice for llfe-woriS must trst
OF all. and always include God as the su'
preme choice for life. Such choosing OF
Cod as the supreme choice for life thel
Young solomon made. "And now Lord
my God. Thou hast made Thy servant
king instead of David my father" PLAIN
" tho young Solomon recognizes Goa
n.premely. and refers everything primar.
ily to Him.
This matter OF supreme choice for llfel
Is a very great and. determining thins' Tor
ii sways and arranges all secondary
choices. God being our supreme choice
we shall not want to enter upon any life'
work concerning which we cannot feel
that we have the approving smile Of GOD
So. In thinking about our life-work. let
Us be sure 70 put God supremely over
that secondary choice. Above all, be true
to God Make nothing your lhe-worS
which you are not sure will be pleasing
To God.
In choosing your life work, be sure 10
follow Solomon IN praying about IT, "Give
there thy servant an understanding
heart ayed the young solomon. Let
Your Of a life-work be made in
prayer as yet you are hesitant and
undecided. make this matter of choice OF
lde-work a subject OF steady, even daily
prayer. Pray that you may have Divine
direction. that you may be divlnely lei
that you may be saved from mistakes m
your choosing Good prayers never como
weeping home." says an old English au-
thor You viii not be apt TO choose mis-
Al. 10
Eesides-and this is important-in choice
Of life-work do not be so anxious that
you may get on well in IT, as that you
may do thoroughly and nobly the life
work which you choose The young Solo.
mon did not ask for personal riches and
honor in his Network but that he might
be enabled to do that work well. give
therefore. Thy servant an understanding
heart to judge Thy people that l may dis
cern between good and bad: for who is
able to Judge this Thy great peopleT 10
not make personal gain your main oh
.ect; make the good, grand service you
can render in your lifework the main oh.
.oct
Choose with an eye to giving. as well as
getting. The work OF the preacher. the
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as that OF the successful lawyer or doctor
or merchant or banker. but these callings
enjoy an uneQualed opportunity to In
/ nuence lives In the things OF the spirit.
Unless you are strongly drawn TO them
/ by natural ability. do not choose ths
o,ercrowded calllngs, like the law and
the medicine, simply for the reason that
they are "gentlemanly" occupations Go
where you can do the best work. and be
perfectly sure that, under such con III
tons. the masons trowel is far more gen.
uemanly than the lawyers green bag An
unwise choice. or one made with thought
only Of personal gain or personal ease,
though II may seem TO the world a sue
cess is likely only TO bring TO the chooseI
at last the words OF whtters poem.
"Of all sad words Of tongue or pen.
Tie saddest are these. 1t might have
been
Again. in choosing your life work, b.
sure 10 make q choicel You may not h
chile to make It at once; you may have 4
Try several occupations before you car
decide for which you are best fitted. Blu
do not drift. Have a definite aim and pur
pose in life. In the words OF an Eliza
bethan poet
"lcschew the idle vein.
Flee, flee from doing naught.