Do you ever wonder why you have to work? Or go to school?
We complain having to go to school or to work. We discuss it with dread. The word "work" has come to have a negative connotation in our country. The definition of work is pretty simple:exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking, productive or operative activity.
In reality, working isn't a negative thing. Working is being productive. Working (or going to school) gives each of us a direction; a purpose in life. Each morning we get up we know where we are going and the general expectation for the day.
God called us to work; right from the very beginning. "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." (Gen 2:15) Throughout the process of creation, everything God did He declared as "good", this includes giving man to work.
But when we complain or when we work (or go to school or study) with a negative attitude, we are telling God that He was wrong. Simply by making first thoughts and our first actions about working or studying or schooling negative we are disobedient to God and His Will.
You may really dislike math or spelling or history or your job, but know that God put you in those classes or that job for a purpose. Your ultimate goal, regardless if you like what you are doing or not, is to glorify God in your job or in your school.
The next time you think, "I hate this subject" or "I hate this part of my job", pray to God to help you find the positive in the moment so that you might be able to remain in obedience to Him. The more you can focus you mind and heart toward God's purpose in your work, the more enjoyment you will find living each day.
We were all called to work.
Wouldn't it be more fun to enjoy everyday rather than resent everyday?
And like with everything in life, your attitude toward your work is a choice.
You can choose to reflect negative thoughts or you can choose to reflect your calling from God.
What do you choose?
Scripture (click below....it's a good one...)
Fun Fact...
The first big Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York.[1] It became a federal holiday in 1894 (but we might talk more about that tomorrow....)
Question of the Day...
What is your dream job and why?
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