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John Piper’s 12 questions when considering a new job

1. Can I earnestly do all the parts of this job ‘to the glory of God,’ that is, in a way that highlights His superior value over all other things? (1 Corinthians 10:31)
2. Is taking this job part of a strategy to grow in personal holiness? (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
3. Will this job help or hinder my progress in esteeming the value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord? (Philippians 3:8)
4. Will this job result in inappropriate pressures to think or feel or act against my King, Jesus? (1 Corinthians 7:23)
5. Will this job help establish an overall life pattern that will yield a significant involvement in fulfilling God’s great purpose of exalting Christ among all the unreached peoples of the world? (Matthew 28:18-20)
6. Will this job be worthy of my best energies? (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
7. Will the activities and environment of this job tend to shape me, or will I be able to shape it for the Christ-magnifying purposes of God? (Romans 12:2)
8. Will this job provide a location for me to be radically Christian so as to let my light shine for my Father’s sake, or will my participation in the vision of this firm tend to snuff out my wick? (Matthew 5:16)
9. Does the aim of this job cohere with a growing intensity in my life to be radically, publicly, fruitfully devoted to Christ at any cost? (Mark 8:34)
10. Will the job feel like a good investment of my life when this vapor’s breath of preparation for eternity is over? (James 4:14)
11. Does this job fit with why I believe I was created and purchased by Christ? (Isaiah 43:7; 1 Corinthians 6:20)
12. Does this job fit together with the ultimate truth that all things exist for Christ? (Colossians 1:16)

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