I happened to be listening to Joyce Myers cd the other day and she said something that hit the nail right on the head. She was telling about a conversation about lady who was complaining about her job. She was the only Christian that worked at the job and just couldn’t stand working there any longer. Joyce then asked the lady if she had not just had a conversation and prayer a few months earlier for opportunities to minister to people.
“Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT
Whatever you do, do well. Do you work at restaurant as a cashier? Do it well. Stocking shelves for a living? Do it well. Adding numbers? Do it well. Managing people? Do it well. Working for a volunteer organization? Do it well. Whatever you do with your life, whatever aspect, your work, your family, volunteering, whatever it may be, when you are there give it your best.
Many people who are unhappy in life simply aren’t giving their all into what they are doing. They are more concerned about what others have and that they don’t. What a miserable life to live when we focus on what others have. If we stop looking outward and notice what’s around us, we are a bless people here. Work for the most part is there for those who are willing to work and work at it their very best. Sometimes we have to settle on a job before finding the job we really want but we must still give it all in the job we have while we wait for opportunities. Trust that God will motivate you in the job you have preparing you for more responsibilities.
We ask God for things to increase our ministry, our passion or to give us motivation and joy, yet when He does we don’t stop and realize it. We are focused on our own happiness and our situation. Its like a child asking for an allowance and then complaining about the amount they receive.
Are you happy in your job today? Is it the job or is it something else? Why not focus on doing the job you have well and trust that God will grow you in it. The bible says if we are faithful to God he will give us the desires of our heart, so be faithful in what you have now and see what happens. More then likely God has you where you are for a reason.
Jesus, if there are people reading this who are unsatisfied in their current job, I pray you give them a new perspective. Help them to work hard and start seeing their job as an opportunity to grow. Let new opportunities come there way as a result of this attitude change. Let their coworkers see a change and question them on it, becoming a fantastic in to share your love with them. They matter to you Jesus, so they matter to us. Amen
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