Your Work Matters to God (Part 2)

The Human Resources Director was taken aback when he heard what the job applicant asked to be paid. "you certainly expect to be compensated well for a beginner." The applicant replied, "Well sure, work is a lot harder when you don't know what you're doing."


I can appreciate the honesty there, but the reality is that many of us feel like we don't always know what we're doing! Have you ever felt that way? I know I have. Even right now, as we start Vantage Point and begin holding church services at the Osage Center every Sunday (starting Sept. 12th), I struggle with all of the moving parts. One day, I feel like I have it all together and everything is coming along perfectly. The next day, I feel completely overwhelmed by the grand responsibility. I'm sure most of you can relate.


How often do you let your work overwhelm you? How often do you bite off more than you can chew? What gets you through those times? For me, it's the reminder that my work matters to God. I can be committed to my work when I know I am working for my Lord and King. I want to draw closer to Jesus. I want to be more like him.

When his work weighed heavy on him he said, "My Father never stops working, and so I keep working too." (John 5:17)


Jesus was committed to his work. Are you?


Abraham Lincoln said, "Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... it's the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism." I don't know about you, but I think it's easy to forget that our commitment to our work is a commitment to God. Doing your work to the best of your ability is not an issue of courtesy, it's an issue of character.


When an admirer approached the world renowned pianist Van Cliburn after one of his concerts and said, "I'd give my life to be able to play like you", Cliburn simply replied, "I did!"


Jesus was committed to giving his life to his work. We should be too. After all, it matters to God.