If you Love what you do for work, you will never work a day in your life. This is a very True and Great way to approach and to look at our work, but we dont always get to do what we like or work alongside easy-going people. Any job you have, even a job that you love well, will have its low points and tasks that will feel like drudgery to you. So to get the Most out of work and love it, our attitude cant be based upon the work itself or our own feelings.
Work for the Lord you are devoted to, and you will be full of gratitude every day of your life. (Colossians 3:23) Work wholeheartedly and willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for humans. We would carry great wisdom with us, if we were to embrace a new way of looking at our work. Our work must mirror our status of being Gods children.
Biblical obedience isnt just an external show along with an inward dissatisfaction and bitterness, but a true commitment to the happiness and well-being of our employer. Servants, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are observing you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord (Colossians 3:22). Times have definitely changed drastically through the years of history, but this profound godly principle still applies to the world of today. We get the greatest results from our work when we view ourselves as servants. Our modern day civilization educates us to pursue power and respect for ourselves, instead of working diligently for those who are in authority over us. But Gods Word teaches us very different principles, and that is one of respect for the authority above us, and one of hard diligent work that is not self-serving.
Gods children are called to be His servants. Since we spend significant amounts of time at a job, much of our service will be done there. As employees, we are to apply the biblical principles of obedience and sacrifice, because whoever our human boss may be, God is the ultimate authority overseeing our actions. He wants to see us practicing righteousness at work.
In regards to working a Christian Home Business, in which YOU are now considered the boss, please remember that you still have a boss in charge of you - and that is our Lord. If God so blesses you with a work at home business, which I highly recommend for most everyone, you better take care of it and work very hard, or your ultimate authority (boss) will take it away from you. I recommend everyone to research the idea of a home based business, and see if it is the right decision for your financial situation.
It doesnt matter if you are working for someone as an employee, or if you are fortunate enough to have a home based business, you must always remember that God didnt create us to be ordinary or average at anything we do in life. We are called by God to be people of exceptional quality, and He doesnt want us to do just enough to get by in life. He expects us to be honorably noticed in the crowd, and to be people of high character and integrity.
The only way to truly be happy in our life and work, is to be who we are expected to be, and that is people of excellence and integrity. If there is any hint of compromise in the quality of our work, we could lose out on what could have been our greatest victories or our biggest achievements in life.
Dont allow mediocrity or average to be a part of your life or work, as you just might be missing out on some great blessings in your life. God doesnt bless mediocrity, but he blesses excellence! If we work with this standard of excellence in our mind, God promises to reward us! If you want the best for your life, then start aiming for excellence and integrity in your life now. Start by always doing a little bit more than you are required or expected to do in all aspects of your life. That little bit more will be the difference of your life being a life of just average, or a life of great excellence and grand achievement.
Work for the Lord you are devoted to, and you will be full of gratitude every day of your life. (Colossians 3:23) Work wholeheartedly and willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for humans. We would carry great wisdom with us, if we were to embrace a new way of looking at our work. Our work must mirror our status of being Gods children.
Biblical obedience isnt just an external show along with an inward dissatisfaction and bitterness, but a true commitment to the happiness and well-being of our employer. Servants, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are observing you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord (Colossians 3:22). Times have definitely changed drastically through the years of history, but this profound godly principle still applies to the world of today. We get the greatest results from our work when we view ourselves as servants. Our modern day civilization educates us to pursue power and respect for ourselves, instead of working diligently for those who are in authority over us. But Gods Word teaches us very different principles, and that is one of respect for the authority above us, and one of hard diligent work that is not self-serving.
Gods children are called to be His servants. Since we spend significant amounts of time at a job, much of our service will be done there. As employees, we are to apply the biblical principles of obedience and sacrifice, because whoever our human boss may be, God is the ultimate authority overseeing our actions. He wants to see us practicing righteousness at work.
In regards to working a Christian Home Business, in which YOU are now considered the boss, please remember that you still have a boss in charge of you - and that is our Lord. If God so blesses you with a work at home business, which I highly recommend for most everyone, you better take care of it and work very hard, or your ultimate authority (boss) will take it away from you. I recommend everyone to research the idea of a home based business, and see if it is the right decision for your financial situation.
It doesnt matter if you are working for someone as an employee, or if you are fortunate enough to have a home based business, you must always remember that God didnt create us to be ordinary or average at anything we do in life. We are called by God to be people of exceptional quality, and He doesnt want us to do just enough to get by in life. He expects us to be honorably noticed in the crowd, and to be people of high character and integrity.
The only way to truly be happy in our life and work, is to be who we are expected to be, and that is people of excellence and integrity. If there is any hint of compromise in the quality of our work, we could lose out on what could have been our greatest victories or our biggest achievements in life.
Dont allow mediocrity or average to be a part of your life or work, as you just might be missing out on some great blessings in your life. God doesnt bless mediocrity, but he blesses excellence! If we work with this standard of excellence in our mind, God promises to reward us! If you want the best for your life, then start aiming for excellence and integrity in your life now. Start by always doing a little bit more than you are required or expected to do in all aspects of your life. That little bit more will be the difference of your life being a life of just average, or a life of great excellence and grand achievement.
About the Author:
Gary Hamblin has a diverse and long 20 years of professional business experience in the investment services industry of Wall Street, as a Fund Manager and Investment Mentor. He has taken his invaluable experience to the online business world, with a focus on the Christian Home Business. See his current projects at Christian Home Business and the Free Webinars at Christian Business.
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