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,Continue reading “Day Jobs and Night Jobs.”
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Can You Enjoy Hard Work?
In Ecclesiastes, Solomon writes: “I took pleasure in all my struggles.” Ecclesiastes 2:10. Have you ever stopped in the middle of hard work and caught yourself enjoying it? A friend of mine was on the rowing team at Rutgers University and worked out so hard that throwing up was an everyday thing. And one day,Continue reading “Can You Enjoy Hard Work?”
God is Not a Cruel Taskmaster.
Long ago I was warned “the law is a jealous mistress.” It’s true: lawyering can consume your life. I know lawyers who work seven days a week and never take vacations. Things could be worse. Millions in Asia work 16-hour days in sweatshops for a few dollars a day. Prisoners in communist nations suffer terribly. Continue reading “God is Not a Cruel Taskmaster.”
Busy & Rich or Lazy & Poor? Try Moderation.
Some are obsessed with accumulating wealth. Others seem determined to do as little as possible. God wants a balance. We work for God—and we rest for God. He should be our focus. When the Israelites left Egypt and marched into the desert, they composed the largest exodus in history—between 1 and 5 million people! ImagineContinue reading “Busy & Rich or Lazy & Poor? Try Moderation.”
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