Lean on Jesus: Christian Women in the Workplace

By Susie Yovic Hoeller

Lean on Jesus is not just another self-help book for the busy working woman. Read it and discover how to transform yourself and your workplace using the power of Christian love. This book combines spiritual wisdom and practical advice for all women regardless of where they work or in what positions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490854373

Susie Yovic Hoeller

Susie Yovic Hoeller is an international business attorney. Susie and her husband, Ted, currently live in suburban Tampa. Susie graduated from Colby College and Vanderbilt University Law School. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Montreal, Canada. Her author website is http://www.susieyovichoeller.com.

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ISBN: 978-1-4908-5436-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-5437-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014917462

WestBow Press rev. date: 10/06/2014

Contents

Introduction

1. Build the Foundation

2. Lead by Serving

3. I Heard It through the Grapevine

4. Overcoming Envy

5. Pat on the Back or Kick in the Tuches

6. The Liberator

7. Infidelity Is in the Air for Road Warriors

8. Enter the Empty Tomb

9. Be Merciful

10. Honesty Is the Best Policy

11. No Coincidences

12. The Faithfulness of Dogs

13. Never Stop Learning

14. Remember the Good Samaritan

15. Crumbs and Camels

16. Play for the Right Team

17. Our Mission and the Cross

Conclusion

Afterword

Acknowledgments

In memory of Reverend J. Carl Vogel Jr.

(1919–2008)

Introduction

Lean In is a best-selling book for women in the business world. The author is the chief operating officer of Facebook. Presumably women who learn how to lean in will become more successful and powerful in the workplace.

Lean on Jesus is different from secular self-help books for businesswomen. This book is not about achieving career success or work/life balance. It is not a guide for starting a women-owned business. Neither will it offer advice on how to break through the glass ceiling in corporate America.

This book is about how to trust and lean on Jesus and bring His love to the workplace.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5 KJV)

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What a fellowship, what a joy divine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;

Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.¹

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If current trends continue, most American women will work outside their homes sometime during their lifetimes. Many will be full-time career women. Others will work part time. Today, women work in nearly all fields that men do and usually for lower pay. This is despite federal laws that make sex discrimination illegal. A tiny number of American women are corporate CEOs, US senators, and university presidents. Someday we will finally elect a female president of the United States.

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Millions of Christian women work in secular businesses focused on making profits, not the salvation of souls. Spending our days working on