Work
To work is to toil. To work is to earn an honest living. To work is to live out our purpose. It is part punishment and part purpose. We spend 80% of our weekday at work, so it must mean something to us.
The workplace is where I complete tasks, communicate with colleagues and service providers. It is here where people see me at my best and my worst. It is the place where I am both boss and slave. The workplace is where I experience my greatest joys and sorrows. I grow in character. Sometimes I do not like what I see. In myself and in others.
What I know for sure is that God watches us. He deems it a good thing when someone is hard-working, and God says that we should work for Him. We must not work only when the boss is looking. We must work as though we are working for the Lord Himself.
The author and perfecter of my faith. May you bless my enemies, as I remind myself why I am really here.
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