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Somebody said, " I like work. I enjoy and love my job. I could sit and do it all day". but most of people don't have that luxury. Our sense of personal worth is closely connected to a feeling that we are accomplishing something purposeful with our lives. Because of that, work and a satisfying life are inseperable. But unfortunately, work doesn't always give us that sense of satisfaction. What should be personally fulfilling is more often a drain on us physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally.

If you are a factory worker, an executive, a professional, a single parent juggling two roles, or any other laborer, your struggles are in many ways unique. Yet in many other ways they are similar. this article focuses on the elements we all have in common and offers four principles for helping us to find satisfaction

1. Know who you're working for.

2. Put your job to work for you

3. Keep work in its place

4. Look for a better fit


1. KNOW WHO YOU'RE WORKING FOR

During my high school years, I worked for the owner of three small motels on Treasure Island, Florida. Sound like paradise? It wasn't. I cut grass, trimmed bushes, and pulled more weeds than I care to remember. It was a part time job, and the pay was low.

one day I figured that I had enough experience pulling stubborn weeds out of gravel parking areas in the Florida heat. So, instead of reporting in for work, I picked up the phone and called my boss. I told him that I wouldn't be coming in. I quit.


After I hung up the phone, I had a feeling that I hadn't done the right thing-then my father found out what I had done, and he confirmed my feelings. I called my boss back and apologized. I also told him that I would work a few more weeks until he could find someone to replace me.

How did I get to the point of quitting that job? As I think back, a number of reasons come to mind. The work was repetitive, the conditions were hot and sweaty, the boss (though not Captain Hook) didn't seem very appreciative, and I didn't see that I was gaining much for my labor-either in money or in personal satisfaction. and besides, I wasn't working to support a family; it was just a job to give me extra spending money.

My motivations for working have changed since those days. Unfortunately, though, my reasons have not always been the best-and I have felt like quitting more than once.

"Unless you can make a connection between what you do all day and what you think God wants you to be doing, you will never find ultimate meaning in your relationship with God" D.Sherman

What about you? How is your attitute when the work loses its appeal, the boss seems to critical, co-workers get on your nerves, your family doesn't appreciate how hard you work for them, you don't get the raise you want , and the work become boring, repetitive, and seem rather meaningless? When you don't feel that you are getting much for your work, it's hard to keep giving your all, isn't it?

But there is much more to our jobs than what meets the eye. We're not really working for our supervisor at the store, the office, the factory, the construction site, or any other workplace.

Who are we really working for? Ultimately, we are working for the Lord. He is the boss's Boss, the supervisor's Supervisor, the foreman's Foreman, the manager's Manager. That may be hard to remember as we report to work each day. But if we keep it in mind, our attitude will be transformed.

God is an employer who has our best interest at heart. He's not out to get the most work out of us at the lowest wages. He is concerned about you and me, and He want to help us in every aspect of our work. The reason He cares about our work- and he cares deeply- is because our actions on the job reflect our inner character and our level of devotion to Him.

We were created to reflect God's nature (Gen.1:26-27), and we were given abilities to use for His glory. Like Him, we are workers. He worked to create the universe, and Jesus said, "My father has been working until now, and I have been working" ( John.5:17). Man and woman were created to use their hands and their heads to master the earth and make it productive (Gen.1:28; 2:15-20). Like those first two employees, We are to function in Godlike way, faithfully working to care for what has been put under our control.
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