I always had a tough time understanding how my relationship with God affected my relationship with my work/career and, to a greater extent, the pursuit of success in it. I gave God the other stuff – sports, academics, relationships but my career? Nah, that was for me to control. 

7ish years later, in the real working world, I’ve come to understand that there was and is an undeniable linkage between what I had once thought (and wanted to believe) were two worlds. It didn’t make sense before because I had on blinders. I had some past wounds and hurts from my upbringing and unmet expectations from myself and others that led me to separate the two worlds. If it was my wound, then being successful in my career was the band-aid for it. If it was my wound, then it was up to me to control the outcome and create my own little kingdom built to serve and give me glory. There’s a lot there to break down, but that’s another post for another day. 

For now, I’m here to reflect and celebrate how God has worked as a recruiter in and through this career. What was once confusion is now rock-solid truth in seeing how God is in everything I do, how I do it, why I do it, and who I do it for. 

Here are three areas that I’ve experienced God moving powerfully from my early days in recruiting to the present-day running a consultancy.

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