Tag: work
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Will It Last?
Caught up in the moment. It’s an easy place to wind up, unaware we’ve veered off course. It’s the kind of host that refuses to let us leave on time. It’s a bit like the junk drawer we fill up with useless stuff while complaining about a lack of storage space. How often we find…
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Give Me My Due or Else…
During one of my experiences working in a school, I encountered a new disciplinary system. Operating under the philosophy that positive reinforcement would encourage students to do their due, the school offered students tickets. A small “store” was open during lunch so students could exchange their tickets for various goodies. Although possibly a good idea,…
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The Instrument’s Purpose
Whew. What a flute. What a paintbrush. What a keyboard! …Said no one awed in a concert, enjoying an art show, or mesmerized by a book. The plate, my goodness, it’s spectacular. What a fork! Said no satisfied diner. Ever. Those Christians. So good and righteous and flawless. What a bunch! Said too many people….
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What Can Separate Us?
Words like those in Romans 8:35-39 tend to come to mind and comfort us in deep hardship, like when facing death, demons, uncertain futures, and the depths suffering. But it isn’t just the “negatives” of life we feel keep us from God. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?….. For I am convinced that neither…
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Motivation for Long Days at Work
When I’m exhausted by the thought of putting one more second of time into producing something for someone else, to someone else’s standards, according to someone else’s timeline, I find encouragement in these verses. I hope you do too. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 “Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands,…
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Resting With A Yoke On
I’m one of those happy people who gets to work in my pajamas sometimes. My work, however, doesn’t involve sleeping. I have to be awake. More than that, I have to be thinking, communicating, and putting significant effort in if I’m going to do a good job. You too, huh? Maybe I was just extra-ready…
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Maybe God Doesn’t Want Your Best
We’re an ambitious bunch. Reach for the stars. Be all you can be. Unlock your potential. This fits with Scripture right? Let’s see… Noah’s greatest aspiration…probably not building an ark against all reason to survive a deadly flood. Job. Job was successful. He did great things. And He was a Godly man. Then God let…
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Equally Yoked Friendship
Ever participated in a three-legged race? Your leg is bound to a partner’s. Then, you’re supposed to run, together, to a destination. I remember the terror of participating in this sort of for-bystanders’-amusement-only activity. The image in my mind is fresh: I was looking up at someone I didn’t know, who appeared larger than life,…
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Word of the Week: Works
Solomon declared that all of his works brought only vanity and vexation. He drew for us the conclusion that none of our works are meaningful under the sun. Later, He encourages us to enjoy what we do for God approves of those who fear Him and keep His commandments. But in all this, Solomon wasn’t…
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In Jobs We Trust
{The ninth installment in the In ____We Trust Series} Grateful to have Ashlee’ Perry here today. A courageous writer and serious student of the Word, Ashlee humbly shares devotional posts and thought-provoking questions focused on Scriptural truth over at her blog, The Maze. No, I’m not talking about Steve Jobs here. Our jobs are our…