Have you ever experienced thrilling work? Been caught up in something bigger than yourself, knowing everything you do matters, that this will make a difference, that maybe this is what you were MADE TO DO? Have you worked to the point of exhaustion, yet felt the peace of knowing you were using your energy EXACTLYContinue reading “THE AMAZING THRILL OF GREAT WORK. Matthew 11:28-30.”
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PURPOSE. Matthew 12:39-40.
People who change careers many times may be struggling to find purpose. Same goes for young people who begin a course of study but lose interest before completing it. “I’ll be an EMT. No, a teacher. No, farmer. No, actor. No, maybe….” —They lack purpose. Do you know anyone who’s changed majors 4, 5, orContinue reading “PURPOSE. Matthew 12:39-40.”
Are You a Slacker?
Once several of us in a singing group were loading speakers and other equipment into a trailer. I teased one of the guys for being a slacker. “Slacker? Don’t call me that—that’s my nickname at work!” He was serious. I was embarrassed for him, to be honest. What an awful reputation to have on theContinue reading “Are You a Slacker?”
The Gift of Work. Numbers 18:7.
People sometimes think God cursed us by making us work. As evidence, they cite Genesis 3:17-19, wherein God tells Adam he will have to work the ground and it will give him thorns and thistles, and “by the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread.” However, Adam’s work was NOT part of theContinue reading “The Gift of Work. Numbers 18:7.”
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