A Worthy Workman
Do you find that the work you are doing leaves you frustrated and unfulfilled? Do you feel as though you are "spinning your wheels"? As if your work is in vain and you are not accomplishing anything of real value? Is your heart full of questions about your job...your future? Have all these doubts and concerns left you exhausted and spent, ready to give up?
In my work at home and in my work for our ministry I have discovered that the key to having peace of mind and contentment in any job lies in simply doing what is before me to do and committing that work to God.
You don't have to work in a ministry to have your work count for God! If you are a child of His, then every area of your life can be profitable for Him. Not just the work you do at church...not just the work you consider to be your "ministry."
No, beloved, if you are a child of God, then every area of your life can be lived and dedicated to Him. Commit all the work you do to Jesus. Carry it out as if He were right there watching you, as if He were reaping the end results instead of your boss, your husband, your wife, or your children. Do whatever is before you to do...on the job, or at home. Do it for the Lord and He will satisfy and reward you for your labors.
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord" (I Cor. 15:58).
God loves you and wants to answer your prayer. Say this prayer with me:
Heavenly Father, I dedicate and commit the work of my hands to You tonight knowing that when I wake up in the morning to begin my day, whatever I put my hand to will be for You and with You. Thank you for giving me hope, satisfaction and fulfillment in all my labors. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
