Did God call you to achieve your current goals? Or did you choose those goals without consulting Him?
It is no joy to work for a difficult boss—EVEN WHEN THAT BOSS IS YOURSELF.
But when God calls you, you will never doubt that you do not work for others, or for yourself, but for God. He is your boss. “It is the Lord Christ whom you serve” Colossians 3:24. Stop and talk to God and remind Him—remind yourself—that HE is your real boss.
“In whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, AS UNTO GOD, RATHER THAN MEN” Ecclesiastes 9:10.
Work hard—as though God were the boss, because He is. When you are your own boss, you become anxious and frustrated when the results do not turn out the way you had hoped. You wish you could fire yourself! Driven people are their own worst critics. But when you are working because God called you to the work, then you remember that God is in charge, you surrender the results, and as that burden is lifted, you find joy in your work again.
If I do my best and they fire me, I rest knowing I did my best. I was “faithful in the small things” and God is going to take care of my needs. If He is my real boss—then my grades are in HIS hands. And He will either help those grades to come up, or He will take care of my needs IN SPITE of low grades. Either way, the future is in HIS hands.
When God is your boss, you only have one job: to do your best for Him. LET THE RESULTS GO. Our job is to give God our best… and leave the results up to Him. Pray the prayer of relinquishment: RELEASE those results; leave them on the altar.
“Faithful is He who calls you, and He will also bring it to pass” 1 Thessalonians 5:24.
God, we give you our work. Help us work hard for You. And Help us let go and trust You with the results. You are the BOSS. Thank You for taking care of us!
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