I Have a Great Job and I'm Still Not Happy - Prayer Before Work

Prayer Before Work · Aug 28, 2026 · 3m · transcript

You've got the job most people would want - good pay, real security. And underneath the gratitude you genuinely feel, there's a dissatisfaction you can't quite explain away. You know something needs to change, but you don't have the conviction to actually move, or even a clear idea of where you'd go.

James writes something simple for exactly this stuck feeling: if you lack wisdom, ask God, who gives generously without reproach. That phrase matters, you might expect correction for asking when you already have a good life. James says that's not how God responds.

Conviction often shows up after…