Re:Verse passage –Colossians 3:18-4:1 (day four)
How do you work when nobody is watching? Maybe you are disgruntled with your employer…or you feel like you are in a dead end job…or you believe that your co-workers have it much better…or your job does not meet up to your dreams. A lot of factors can influence your attitude toward your work and your performance and diligence in getting the job done.
Paul wrote to the Colossians, reminding them that the object of their work was the Lord. When no one else recognizes or appreciates the job you do, God does. Our diligence is an act of obedience and may bear fruitful rewards in the future that we cannot possibly foresee. Maximum effort in whatever we do is about our relationship with the Lord rather than the circumstances of our surroundings. Will we choose to obey and honor the Lord or will we offer less than our best because we feel we have been slighted in some way? It is your choice!
Larry,
I think of this often. I work for a company up in Dallas and I only go up there once a year. There is no one watching over me, telling me to get out and do my job. I work out of my office at home and travel 4 out of 6 weeks. I try to do a great job everyday and I know the Lord is with me, watching over me. My customers have become my friends. We talk often about our relationships with the Lord. Thank you for your perspective.