My parents were ALWAYS BUSY.
The house was always clean. My dad was always repairing something, crawling under the car or up into the attic. The yard was never sloppy. We had home cooking every night, never without a salad. These were two people who absolutely HUSTLED every day.
Not everyone is made that way, nor should they be. Both my parents were probably Marthas, but my wife is a Mary—and I love her that way (see Luke 10:42). But let’s talk about work.
From the day Adam and Eve left the Garden, God put them to work. Adam would eat “by the sweat of his brow.” They had to cultivate crops, store food for the winter, and make clothing and shelter. It was non-stop work, and our lives are equally busy. That is not wrong.
In fact, our culture has made idols of recreation and vacation.
We must have balance and wisdom, and work toward godly, Biblical goals—but
We must embrace HARD WORK.
Young people sometimes misunderstand: when you “clock-out” at the office, you are not supposed to go home and do nothing. Often the REAL work begins at home! Life requires more from us. God requires more. Even if you could afford maids and cooks, there are details in life that require your attention. You will work your day job and you will also work at night. Sometimes that means working multiple jobs.
By day, I am a right-of-way agent. At night I put on my lawyer/adjunct professor hat and will teach 12 semester hours this semester. Beyond that, I just published a book. You never know which area God is going to bless.
“Sow your seed in the morning, and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed or whether both of them alike will be good” Ecclesiastes 11:6.
We should expect to be busy all day, not just while we are “at work.” Your work at home is arguably even more important.
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*This picture is a time clock like I once used. Employees are issued a card. When they arrive at work, they slide it into the machine to stamp their arrival time. Then when they leave, they stamp it again to note the time they left. This tabulates your work down to the minute, obviously increasing the employees’ feeling that he will not work one minute beyond those for which he is going to be paid.
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