To a large degree it is a pity.
It is a pity that the word ‘work’ is not as celebrated as it should be. It is a pity that more focus is given to leisure and pastime activities than celebrating work.
It is an understandable pity. After all, for a number of people they are not in the ideal place of work, for some they do not feel they are not being properly remunerated for their efforts and for still others they find themselves in virtual slavery. It’s tough. Then with the seemingly relentless demands in life financially and otherwise, the workplace often feels like a necessary drudgery.
That is a pity.
It is even more of a pity when we consider there’s a call to work. There is the world in which we live that has yet to truly be best utilised rather than pillaged and plundered. There are landscapes and terrains to look after. In human life there is so much that can contribute to making this existence something joyous and exuberant. That can often be discovered when appreciating the call to work.
That call to work can shape the nature of the work in which you invest your life. It is also very useful to helping you to cope in areas where you do not feel suited to the employment but must endure and find purpose in that season.
If we can just return to the one who gave the call to understand. If we can take the time to learn more about the one who calls us to work sets an example of work in the creation we enjoy. When we go to Him and hear Him, not only can we eek out the joy He wants for us, but we can also work to help others discover this for themselves.
Finding your vocation is about discovering the call. As we do so, we can live to how it all works out for our good.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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