Blessed with Work
I watched a very pleasant movie once called "Return to Me." I would highly recommend it. In the movie, Carol O'Conner plays an old Italian man, and at one time, his grandaughter asks him how he's doing, to which the old man replies... "I'm very busy... I'm blessed with work."
Last Tuesday, my company presented me with a "20 years of service" ring. It's really quite a ring, and I'm very proud of it. I can hardly imagine it... being at one company for 20 years... I hope for another 20. Now, I'm not implying that a person should get complacient and fall into a rut... but, God has "blessed me with work", and I see nothing wrong with serving Him as I work. Though it is true that, many times when folks get a little older like me, they kind of settle in to a place of comfort, but I believe that it is also good for us to recognize it when God is blessing us.
The Lord has blessed me with a good job ( especially for someone with no more education that what I have ) and He has given me the ability to work and perform my duties. I look around me, in my work-place... and in our culture in general... and I see more complaining and lack of pride in work than the appreciation of the blessings that we have in this country... the fact that we can go out and make a living... and keep most of what we have worked for. Many that I work with complain about what we don't get... they bad-mouth our company and our employer... I just don't understand.
The bible tells me to "work as unto the Lord." To me, that means that my work is... not only worship... but it reflects upon me as a Christian... and it reflects upon my Lord. It also tells me that I should take pride in my job everyday... to work to put an honest day's labor in for an honest day's pay... even if no one is watching... and even if no one notices... for it is unto the Lord Jesus Christ... everyday... all day long.
I praise the Lord... for "He has blessed me with work," and the health and ability to do it.
