Called to Monday – Week 1 – Finding Purpose in your Work
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24(NIV)
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” Genesis 2:15(ESV)
“…My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” John 5:17(NIV)
“Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.” Proverbs 12:11(NIV)
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” Psalm 139:13-14(NLT)
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“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.” Proverbs 6:6-11(NIV)
“You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.
Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!” Proverbs 6:6-11(MSG)You won’t find purpose in your work without
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“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17(NIV)
When you work for the Lord, you realize that God uses your work to
When you work for the Lord, you see your job as
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands… Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live…” 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12(NLT)
When you work for the Lord, you see your job as a way to
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 (NIV)
When you work for the Lord, your boss will
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