Testimony: From Burnout to Belief

 

πŸ™ Testimony: From Burnout to Belief — God's Grace in My Workplace

Posted on: May 21, 2025
Author: Project DISK

For years, I chased success—long hours at work, bigger titles, more money.
I was proud to call myself a “self-made man.” I thought if I worked hard enough, everything would fall into place.

But three years ago, it all came crashing down.
I was laid off without warning. My identity—tied so closely to my job—shattered.
I fell into depression. I stopped going to church.
Even though my wife prayed for me daily, I felt distant from God... and honestly, I blamed Him.

One day, I received a call from an old friend from church.
He said, “God hasn’t given up on you. Come back.”
That phone call broke something in me.
I went back to church that Sunday—not because I had it together, but because I didn’t.

It was there that I rediscovered grace.
Not the kind you earn.
Not the kind that depends on your job title.
But the kind that meets you at rock bottom and lifts you up.

Today, I work in a smaller company with less pay—but I have more peace than ever before.
I serve on the church’s men's group. I help lead financial literacy workshops for young adults.
God gave me a second chance—not just to work, but to live with purpose.


πŸ“– “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)


πŸ™ 간증: νƒˆμ§„μ—μ„œ 믿음으둜 — 직μž₯μ—μ„œ κ²½ν—˜ν•œ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ μ€ν˜œ

μž‘μ„±μΌ: 2025λ…„ 5μ›” 21일
μž‘μ„±μž: Project DISK

μˆ˜λ…„ λ™μ•ˆ μ €λŠ” 성곡을 μ’‡μœΌλ©° μ‚΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κΈ΄ 근무 μ‹œκ°„, 높은 직책, 더 λ§Žμ€ 연봉.
슀슀둜λ₯Ό “μžμˆ˜μ„±κ°€ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒ”이라 μžλΆ€ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆλ§Œ ν•˜λ©΄ λͺ¨λ“  것이 μ œμžλ¦¬μ— 맞좰질 거라 λ―Ώμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

그런데 3λ…„ μ „, λͺ¨λ“  것이 λ¬΄λ„ˆμ‘ŒμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ•„λ¬΄λŸ° μ˜ˆκ³ λ„ 없이 ν•΄κ³ λ₯Ό λ‹Ήν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
제 정체성은 직업과 λ°€μ ‘ν•˜κ²Œ μ—°κ²°λ˜μ–΄ μžˆμ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ €λŠ” μ² μ €νžˆ λ¬΄λ„ˆμ‘ŒμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μš°μšΈκ°μ— 빠쑌고, κ΅νšŒλ„ λŠμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ•„λ‚΄λŠ” 맀일 μ €λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ κΈ°λ„ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, μ €λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ³Ό λ©€μ–΄μ‘Œκ³ , μ†”μ§νžˆ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ„ μ›λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

그러던 μ–΄λŠ λ‚ , ꡐ회 μΉœκ΅¬μ—κ²Œμ„œ μ „ν™”κ°€ μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κ·ΈλŠ” μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. “ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ€ 널 ν¬κΈ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌμ…¨μ–΄. λ‹€μ‹œ λŒμ•„μ™€.”
κ·Έ 말에 마음의 λ­”κ°€κ°€ λ¬΄λ„ˆμ‘ŒμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κ·Έ 주일, μ €λŠ” ꡐ회둜 λ‹€μ‹œ λ‚˜κ°”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
λͺ¨λ“  게 μ •λ¦¬λ˜μ—ˆκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, 정리가 μ•ˆ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ·Έκ³³μ—μ„œ μ €λŠ” μ€ν˜œλ₯Ό λ‹€μ‹œ λ§Œλ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ„±κ³Όλ‘œ μ–»λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ,
μ§μ±…μ΄λ‚˜ λŠ₯λ ₯으둜 μ–»λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ,
κ°€μž₯ λ°‘λ°”λ‹₯μ—μ„œ λ‚˜λ₯Ό 일으켜 μ„Έμš°λŠ” μ€ν˜œλ₯Ό λ§μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ§€κΈˆ μ €λŠ” 더 μž‘μ€ νšŒμ‚¬μ—μ„œ 더 적은 연봉을 λ°›μ§€λ§Œ, λ§ˆμŒμ— 훨씬 더 큰 ν‰μ•ˆμ„ λˆ„λ¦¬κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ꡐ회 남성 μ‚¬μ—­νŒ€μ—μ„œ λ΄‰μ‚¬ν•˜κ³  있고, 청년듀을 μœ„ν•œ μž¬μ • μ›Œν¬μˆμ„ 돕고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ€ 제게 두 번째 기회λ₯Ό μ£Όμ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
단지 μΌν•˜λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, λͺ©μ  μžˆλŠ” 삢을 μ‚΄μ•„κ°€λŠ” 기회λ₯Όμš”.


πŸ“– “μˆ˜κ³ ν•˜κ³  무거운 짐 μ§„ μžλ“€μ•„ λ‹€ λ‚΄κ²Œλ‘œ 였라 λ‚΄κ°€ λ„ˆν¬λ₯Ό μ‰¬κ²Œ ν•˜λ¦¬λΌ” (λ§ˆνƒœλ³΅μŒ 11:28)

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