Good Saturday morning! Did you get up this morning with the knowledge that you are always doing something? You should have. :-) Although your life may resemble that of a potted plant, you are still always doing something. Just sitting there is what you might be doing, but that is something. The trial we face in this life is in doing the right things.
Perhaps you think that you cannot do too much. It seems that some career counselors think so. I read an article that advised coming in early and staying late to make yourself more valuable to your boss and thus avoid a layoff. Why not just stay at work 24/7? How valuable would you be then? In good times we see advice telling us to work less before we kill ourselves with overwork. In tough times we are advised to work more to avoid layoff. What is a person to do in this world? You and I know by now that we cannot satisfy the demands of the world.
The times we face now might be a good time to look at who we are trying to please. Are you doing good works to please God? Good job! Are you working to please a human boss and being paid well for it? Good job! Are you working unpaid overtime, trusting that it will end at some point, and leaning on your own ability to provide for yourself? Hmmm, maybe not so good. No finger pointing here; I did the same thing. God did me one of the great favors of my life in getting me out of what I consider a good job. The future is wide open before us. Will we resemble well-ground up dirt? A potted plant? Perhaps when God looks down on us He will see the beautiful image of Jesus and a Cross.
Have a great weekend in Jesus!
Bucky
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