I am blessed to have a job that I love. Now that doesn't mean that every day is smooth or easy. But I can't imagine doing anything else, because this is a call upon my life. However, I know a lot of people who jump from job to job, not for better opportunities or because they are looking for a calling on their live, but rather because work is just work - something to do to earn a paycheck.
When we chase after a paycheck instead of work that serves God and fulfills us, I think we lose something in our lives. We lose the blessing of knowing that we are doing what we are created to do. We live in a culture where far too many people are just working for a paycheck - we proclaim Wednesday that we are over the hump - half way through the week, that we have a case of the Mondays when we have to go back to work, and thank God its Friday so we can enjoy our weekends. We have a broken relationship to work that needs to be restored - first and foremost by praying to God about what is the meaning of work and what we are called to do in terms of working in our lives.
I invite you, if you are simply working to be paid not because you feel fulfilled, to intentionally pray over the next week that God reveal to you what work looks like for you. I invite you to pray about volunteer opportunities that feed your soul and use your gifts. May we be a people of prayer.
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