Hello, I can't decide if it's spiritually dangerous to work for a company where the owner is involved in a lot of new age things. What do you think? would it somehow invite demons into your life? thank you!
I think if most of were restricted by the bad behaviour of bosses in employment choices, few of us would be in work. :wink: I know I have worked for a few unsavoury characters in my times. So I wouldn't be worried about the NEw Age stuff, unless he/she were trying to peddle it say through a New Age book shop of whatever.But so long as you are not encouraging the spread of such stuff yourself, I would say what your boss gets up to in his/her own time is up to them and not your fault or responsibility.
Thank you for the reply! the work itself is not related to anything new age.. the owner of the company, the boss, is involved in the new age quite a bit it seems, and plans events related to it, etc... it seems sometimes the employees are invited but it's always optional. I was thinking, - when you work for someone, isn't it like they become your authority? so if they are involved in something occult or related to demonic stuff, does it end up affecting you? I hope not today I was thinking about the antichrist and the "mark of the beast", and it was like God spoke to my heart and I felt Him telling me that I must not work anymore if this happens... because the mark of the beast would be related to buying and selling, it seems. This was very clear... I felt like I would be lost if I did this, and it was like a warning. I can't say for sure of course, but I don't usually have experiences like this. This happened right after I was doing something work- related. However afterwards, I began wondering if my boss being involved in the new age, would somehow "attract" demons to me and my family... I don't know anything about these things though. I don't want to do anything against God. I've been thinking and praying about my question and I can't seem to decide. I felt peace about finding another job, which I should eventually do anyway cause I need more hours, but I don't know if I should stay at my current job any longer.
If God is leading you away from wroking for this person it is not, I believe, from what you write then it is not because working for him /her is immoral. In my own life if I wish to Discern what is Gods will, in the past I used to check it out with my SpiritualDirector or priest. I don''t have a Spiritual Director now, but now and again I check things out with a priest in confession. I also pray and fast for a period until I get an inner assurance one way or another. I always find a time of praying very,very helpful, thus to claim Christ's promise: John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. But again from what I read I don't see any harm in it. Especially since you seem so much on your guard. I remember one time several years ago working for a very bad man indeed. He was a cocaine addict, loud, aggressive, abusive, very nasty, loud and unstable. But these were his choices, not mine and made things uncomfortable rather than immoral. It gave me plenty of chances to pray for him. To grit my teeth very hard and pray for him... :lol: Perhaps your boss will give you a similiar chance for prayer...
I have to share that prayer on the subject is so important. Last year, I truly thought God would want me to quit my job given who I was working with on a daily basis. My office was steeped in sin. I prayed and prayed and prayed for a new job, for a husband who would agree to selling the house to allow me to stay home, etc. I tried starting a new business, thought about private practice, etc. etc. etc. God is great- I no longer have those particular poeple around me. I didn't have to lift a finger and HE took care of the problem. I'm not sure what God wants for you but I can promise you if you pray on it- whether you like it or not- He'll make it everything turn out the way he wants it too. LOL
Thank you for the replies! I am also wondering though, could this be a sin of scandal?? for example, if the boss is involved in planning new age events/conferences, etc, and those are posted on the company's website, even though the company is involved in something completely different.. (and my job doesn't involve doing anything against my faith). If people know that I'm working in the company, would I be committing the sin of scandal because of what the company is involved in, even though I am not? I can't figure this out or find any peace on the matter thank you!!
You say that the,'............ company is involved in it'. I am not sure what that means? If it means that they as a buisnes are ,say producing New Age material, then of course you cannot be involved in the production or dissemination of such stuff. Ont he other hand if you mean that they as individuals ,as a group then it is not immoral, though of course working in such a mileau might be of concern. If it is individuals then it might be a chance for prayerful evngelisation, an opportunity rather than a challenge. For if not me, who? If not here, where? If not now, When? Poor people if they do not find your light, where will they find it? None of us is strong of ourselves, it's Christs grace that makes us so, the shoulder for the burden comes with the package, we have His promise. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
Thanks for the reply! well it's a tutoring company and what they do is not related to the new age at all... but the owner of the company organized a retreat that is very new agey (there is past life regression, I think also reiki, etc). This retreat is advertised on the company's webpage. It's optional for those who work there and also open to anyone else (the company owner is not the only person who organized it). What I'm concerned about is that when I come to tutor my students, someone would have been to the website and would have seen the link on the calendar, - and would think that this is part of the company and that I'm okay with it... and if they see me wearing a cross, they might think it's okay for Christians to go on this retreat, - and if they'd Christian, they might go and then find all the new age things there. I don't know. Maybe I'm overthinking this! This is not part of the job, but rather something "on the side" that the company owner is involved in. What do you think? I can't seem to figure out what to do about this job...
Well I wouldn't worry too much about scandal. You are doing nothing wrong in and of itself and frankly I think the number of folks being able to be scandalised by anything these days is shatteringly small. It is possible though , that your Guardian Angels is tapping your shoulder and warning you that you might be going into a situation of some spiritual danger and so the need for prayer and discrenment to listen to his voice on this matter. From my own point of view I would see it as a challenge rather than a danger, but everyone is different. Pray, ask for light, speak to a priest in confession about this, not just any priest but one you know to be good and holy and wise. Having found one, take his voice as the voice of Jesus on this matter....
