One of the biggest decisions we make in life is the work we engage in on an every day basis. You may be in a job that you hate right now, or you may be loving what you do right now. The fact is that our career may change over our lifetime, but our passions and desires never change. The hard part is finding work that lines up with our passions and desires. College students and recent graduates make the huge mistake of starting a career based on the income. Our parents, friends, and the media tell us to go for the money, even if the work is boring or lacks meaning in our life. In the Bible, Ecclesiastes 5:10 says:

” Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.”

Once we get in the habit of loving money over everything else in our life, we start to realize the other areas of our life that begin to fail. Constantly pursuing money without pursuing your passions leads to a downward spiral of more shallow relationships, less physical health, and less mental stability. In reality, a large salary plays much less of a role in how we feel about our job than we may think.

I believe that anyone who is working in a field that they are passionate about will always make more money in the long run over someone who hates their job but does it because the money is good. Loving the work you do every day produces more creativity, motivation, and will to succeed and become more of an expert in your field of study or vocation. Ask yourself these questions today:

I’d like to hear your thoughts about the love of money and how it affects our career choices. Tell me what you have found since you dove into the working world about careers that give meaning to your life. Are you searching for a career with meaning? Write your thoughts in the comments section.