Thursday, August 4, 2011

Who is your boss?

We spend 8 hours a day or more logging hours behind a desk. Work, career, and accomplishments have become staples of our world that "define" a person's life and how successful they are. Imagine the inner struggles with self-esteem and value we could avoid if we understood our identity and value is found in God, the person He has crafted us to be, and not by anything we accomplish in this world!

I love listening to MercyMe's version of "The Little Drummer Boy." I think we all can identify with how they sing this song--from a voice of humility, feeling nothing we have to offer is a worthy gift to give the son of a King!

"Shall I play for you? Mary looked at me and nodded. The ox and lamb kept time. Oh I played my drum for Christ. Oh I played my best for Christ. I played my best for Christ!"


How often do we give our absolute best effort to Christ? You know, the type of effort we exert to win a game match, or to fight hard for a new job, or to even protect our reputation in the eyes of others? We often give God our leftover energy. But this is the opposite of how we should be living--God's commands given to us should receive our absolute best effort, and the world's demands on us can have what's left in our tank. What God calls us to accomplish will produce a result more amazing than we can ever achieve by our own efforts in this world.

In addition to playing our best for Christ, it is important to maintain a Godly attitude in the workplace. Although bosses may take advantage of us or work makes us miserable, we ought to work to accomplish each task as though God assigned it to us. Just because He's not physically sitting across from you in your next job interview or signing your paychecks, He is the manager of every job, promotion, paycheck, and career that will come your way. Remember who you're working for, and your work will take on a whole new, glorious meaning when you know it is pleasing the Lord!

No comments:

Post a Comment