Friday, August 01, 2008
The Problem With Firing Your Boss
Imagine going in to work tomorrow and firing your boss. How would it feel to stand in the midst of your co-workers and let your boss have a piece of your mind. You could read him or her the riot act, look them straight in the eye and say, “You’re fired!”
Of course, your boss wouldn’t leave. In fact, your boss and co-workers would probably all begin to worry about your sanity. They understand that the only way you can stop your boss from being your boss is by ceasing to work for them. I now must state the obvious: If you stop going to work you can sever your relationship with your boss, but, in doing so, you will also sever your source of income. Your ex-boss will still be a boss, just not your boss. You may no longer speak to them, but they are still speaking to many other people. You may no longer obey their commands, but they are still in charge of the person who is now performing the work for which you used to get paid. You may feel good about defying them, but you will be poorer as a result.
This foolish concept is not unlike another unfortunate trend in our society. Angry children can now take measures to divorce their parents. But, although you can sever your relationship with your biological mother or father, they will always be your biological mother or father. Some things just can’t be undone!
Perhaps, like myself, you have identified yet another similar phenomenon. It seems that many segments of our society have chosen to fire their Boss, the one true God. In an effort to avoid the responsibilities imposed on them by God’s Word (the Bible) many people have declared that God is dead or irrelevant. Like an ant yelling at a giant sequoia, they have defiantly stretched to their full height, shook their fist at God, and said, “You’re fired!”
Again, I must state the obvious. The supreme court can fire God from our schools and the marketplace, but God will still be God. Every institution of “higher education” in the world could agree to teach that there is no Creator, but they will never undo His creation. In an act of rebellion, an individual can say in His heart that there is no God, but that would not dissolve God’s being; that would only prove the ignorance or foolishness of the individual. Psalm 14:1 says “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”
Throughout history this incredible stunt has been pulled repeatedly. Scientists, philosophers, educators, politicians, etc., have attempted to re-define life without God in the picture. Think about it. Mankind still hasn’t found a cure for the common cold. We don’t even know how our own brain works. We are consistently reminded of our frailty and mortality as we watch thousands die in earthquakes, floods, cyclones, tsunamis, etc. Yet some of us have the audacity to say that this complex world just morphed into what it is through a series of mutations! We’ve fired the Creator, even though we can’t even begin to understand His creation.
In essence, when someone dismisses God or comes up with their own version of God, all they are doing is firing God. Sadly, as a result, that person will forfeit all the benefits God wants to give to them while living on this earth as well as the great privilege of being a part of what God is doing on a larger, everlasting scale. Ultimately, when they die, God will be right where He has always been. They will see Him and recognize their mistake, but they will have missed their opportunity to let Him be their God forever.
As for me, I have committed my life to whatever God, the Boss of the universe, asks me to do or be. This is not noble of me – I am simply facing reality and taking advantage of God’s great love for me. My eternal life is completely dependent on Him, and I am already enjoying the benefits of letting Him call the shots in my life. My eyes are wide open and I am doing exactly what I want to do – I am letting the Boss be my Boss. After all, I can’t really fire Him.
Of course, your boss wouldn’t leave. In fact, your boss and co-workers would probably all begin to worry about your sanity. They understand that the only way you can stop your boss from being your boss is by ceasing to work for them. I now must state the obvious: If you stop going to work you can sever your relationship with your boss, but, in doing so, you will also sever your source of income. Your ex-boss will still be a boss, just not your boss. You may no longer speak to them, but they are still speaking to many other people. You may no longer obey their commands, but they are still in charge of the person who is now performing the work for which you used to get paid. You may feel good about defying them, but you will be poorer as a result.
This foolish concept is not unlike another unfortunate trend in our society. Angry children can now take measures to divorce their parents. But, although you can sever your relationship with your biological mother or father, they will always be your biological mother or father. Some things just can’t be undone!
Perhaps, like myself, you have identified yet another similar phenomenon. It seems that many segments of our society have chosen to fire their Boss, the one true God. In an effort to avoid the responsibilities imposed on them by God’s Word (the Bible) many people have declared that God is dead or irrelevant. Like an ant yelling at a giant sequoia, they have defiantly stretched to their full height, shook their fist at God, and said, “You’re fired!”
Again, I must state the obvious. The supreme court can fire God from our schools and the marketplace, but God will still be God. Every institution of “higher education” in the world could agree to teach that there is no Creator, but they will never undo His creation. In an act of rebellion, an individual can say in His heart that there is no God, but that would not dissolve God’s being; that would only prove the ignorance or foolishness of the individual. Psalm 14:1 says “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”
Throughout history this incredible stunt has been pulled repeatedly. Scientists, philosophers, educators, politicians, etc., have attempted to re-define life without God in the picture. Think about it. Mankind still hasn’t found a cure for the common cold. We don’t even know how our own brain works. We are consistently reminded of our frailty and mortality as we watch thousands die in earthquakes, floods, cyclones, tsunamis, etc. Yet some of us have the audacity to say that this complex world just morphed into what it is through a series of mutations! We’ve fired the Creator, even though we can’t even begin to understand His creation.
In essence, when someone dismisses God or comes up with their own version of God, all they are doing is firing God. Sadly, as a result, that person will forfeit all the benefits God wants to give to them while living on this earth as well as the great privilege of being a part of what God is doing on a larger, everlasting scale. Ultimately, when they die, God will be right where He has always been. They will see Him and recognize their mistake, but they will have missed their opportunity to let Him be their God forever.
As for me, I have committed my life to whatever God, the Boss of the universe, asks me to do or be. This is not noble of me – I am simply facing reality and taking advantage of God’s great love for me. My eternal life is completely dependent on Him, and I am already enjoying the benefits of letting Him call the shots in my life. My eyes are wide open and I am doing exactly what I want to do – I am letting the Boss be my Boss. After all, I can’t really fire Him.
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