Expansion

Expansion

Isaiah 54 : 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide , do not hold back; lengthen your cords,  strengthen your stakes.

Expansion is a sign of growing. When we grow , we expand ourselves in size, in knowledge , in our social network. We expand as we grow.

Its coming to the end of May, its time when students should be going for internship , some may have already start working. Regardless you are in an internship or have started working, you are now expanding into another realm ,which is not limited in the boundaries of knowledge but on personal experience.

If you are in an internship, its an adjusting period for you, to adjust the change from a student to a working staff. You will find hard to fit yourself into the environment especially when you are not prepared . During your internship ,its actually helping you to prepare and to get ready for yourself for your future working environment. It helps you to gain experience and skills.

If you are working , the first two years will probably be the hardest and the toughest period in your career. The first two years is a job-recognition period for your superior, your management, your company to build an impression of you. Also, the first two years is a skill-recognition period . In the University, there are always things untaught, and you need to learn in the marketplace , you have to experience it yourself , such as dealing with critics, working with others, how to leave a good impression for your boss. Everyone learns differently so its hard to have people to teach you, you have to learn yourself.

Therefore, in Isaiah 54 :2 , it says you should lengthen yourselves, expand yourselves, broaden yourselves. During internship and working, you will find yourself being expanding , your social skills, the way you manage are expanding. 

Thus, do not set limits to yourself, be flexible . If your internship is not working smoothly, learn from your mistakes and try not to repeat again in your future career. Internship is a replica or a module of your future working environment. I have discovered that, if you keep failing in a particular section, wherever you go, you will keep learning that particular section until you passed . Learn , and start preparing yourself for working . You can start praying for your future job and ask God to help you during working.

If your job is not very smooth-sailing , no achievement , you need to take a review of your job, evaluate your attitude, your talents, your skills and also your weak points. Learn from every fallen step. However, these 2 years may be considered as a test, can you advanced into another higher level or you have to stay back. Life is continuously learning, and I believe you will learn more and experience God more during working.

Lastly, do not hold back of yourselves, try to adjust into the environment, keep up your faith , its quite common when people backsliding in faith during their college to their job-working period. Hence, I like to encourage you to keep hold of your faith, you will find that the Bible actually provide many answers to the situations you faced, and many words of encouragement and inspiration to keep hold of you. Also, don't work alone, work as a team. Making friends are really important in your career. However, choose your friends wisely, a wise friend helps you, a foolish friend harms you .

If it happens that you are not having an internship or start working yet, may this post prepares you for your future , if you happen to be in an internship or started working, I pray that this post may enlighten you and prepare you for expansion.

God bless !