My occupational theory, in case you were wondering.

I'm working on my theory of occupation. Here's the gist: People tend to define themselves by what we do, and when we can no longer do those things, we lose who we are and have to redefine ourselves (that's nothing new). We are created to do this-- worship-- and we do, whether we realize it or not. But everyone is first and foremost created to define themselves as worshipers of God. That is our primary occupation. And when we don't do that, nothing else fits into place, and we end up worshiping other things-- jobs, husbands, children, golf, movie stars, OURSELVES. But the trick is that in order for us to do what we were created to do-- worship-- and integrate it into our identity, we have to first understand who we are in Christ. The two come hand in hand-- understanding who we are, then worshiping our creator and redeemer. This identity and occupation can never be stripped from us. Unfortunately, people usually don't have both. We're trying to worship without the knowledge, or we have the knowledge but no worship of Him. Therefore, we have a world of people living in the most severe occupational crises-- not knowing and worshiping their Creator.

I can't treat the symptoms and deny their cause. That's why I can't separate my career from my God.