"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving" (Colossians 3:23-24 NIV)"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. (Romans 13:1 NIV)
I must admit that last week the Holy Spirit really convicted me about something that I always overlooked in my Christian walk. On our jobs it is so easy for us to get caught up in the workplace "gossip" about our fellow co-workers or most often the authority figures that are in place. As I was listening to a Christian podcast on my cell phone God began to speak to me and show me what my role should be in my workplace and that my work is an assignment from God. This was challenging for me because I never thought my job(something I feel as temporary) could be considered as an assignment from God. God has shown me that we are to work as unto the Lord, meaning that in everything that we do we must do it as if we are doing it for God and not for the authority figures that are in place. He has also shown me that all authority is ordained by God and it is our job to submit to the authority even when we do not like their way of leading. I must admit that I have missed the mark in this area because I didn't treat my job as an assignment from God. I failed to realize how important this area of my life is to God.
The purpose of this post is to encourage you to look at your workplace in a different way, to put everything in perspective and see it as an assignment from God. Even if you do not have a job this same principle can be used in anything that you do. I am also a college student and I know that this principle applies to it as well. I am not saying that this will be easy becasuse the enemy will present every opprutunity he can to get you to compromise in anything that you do. He does NOT want you to live your life with the purpose that Christ created you for. I am going to be honest with you and tell you that this will be challenging and that you will have to "FIGHT" to be an example for Christ in all you do. This is a challenge that I have to face daily and I still have work to do in this area. We must remember that apart from Christ we are nothing and we cannot possibly do this without Him.We have to gain the strength from Him to do what he has called us to do. We must always remember that in our lives we are on a battlefield and that we are daily fighting a spiritual battle with a enemy that has already been defeated. Let's FIGHT to be a light at work, at school and even at home. Let's keep our heads up, our feet stable and FIGHT to be all that God wants us to be in every area of our lives! Remember the "JURY" has already spoken the "VERDICT" is in, the enemy is defeated and we "WIN"!
I really was not expecting to go in this direction with this post, but Christ has spoken and we as Christians are always winners. We just have to continue to fight for what is rightfully ours.
Prayer: Lord help me to be the person that you want me to be in every area of my life. I ask for forgiveness because I know that I have missed the mark on my job and at school. I ask that you give me the strength to do my job as if I am doing it for you. Help me to be a light for you in all I do. I cannot do this alone. Lord I need you. Lord I thank you because you are my everything. In Jesus name, Amen.
