Work! Most of us see work as a curse. We toil under the sun and like what Ecclesiastes 1:2,3 says, all is vanity. We work hard but never really enjoy our labor. We see work as the ultimate ‘survival’ rather than a blessing from God. God works too. He created the heavens and the earth in six days. He is pleased with His creation because He said that it was very good. Genesis 1:4,10,12,18,21,25,31.

Work originates from God as we see that in the beginning of Genesis one. Through Adam and Eve’s sin, the world was perverted and work became a curse (Genesis 3:17-19).Today, we work out of toil and strife. Everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder. Work no longer is an enjoyment but a striving after the wind (Ecclesiastes 1:14). We work to gain recognition rather than enjoy our task for the glory of God. Many fall into the trap of work syndrome; we work because we have to, not because we want to. Work then becomes a chore, and many are tired of it.

We see in Ecclesiastes 5:18-20, that God wants to bless our work, for this is His heritage. He wants us to rejoice in our labor for this is the gift of God. God wants to keep us busy with the joy of His heart, not always striving to prove to others that we are good. We can enjoy our work because God ordained it. We should work to please God and not ourselves or men.

What then should our attitude towards work be like? In 2 Thessalonians 3:10, the Bible says if anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. Laziness has no place in the kingdom of God. The Bible specifically instructed us to work, or else we don’t eat. We must come out of the mentality that work is a curse, and sees it as an ordination from God. We see in Genesis 1:26, that God gave the dominion of this world to man. “…let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Man is given the responsibility to tend and man the earth. What we do with our profession is vitally important as to how we achieve the results of our work. We must be like Abel when God was pleased with his offering (Genesis 4:4). God must be pleased with our work. We must offer our best in everything that we do. Just like Daniel, we need to have an excellent spirit (Daniel 6:3). We must not let others find fault in us as we see that Daniel was faithful and there was no error or fault found in Him ( Daniel 6:4).

We must work hard to achieve our goals and visions according to the will of God, and not according to our own will. Many of us do not fulfill our calling because we choose to do our own thing and be recognized by men. When we have a mission call in our lives, we shun it. We choose to disobey God because we have not committed our work to Him. Our work must be acted out for His glory, not ours. Each one of us has our own destiny, and we must work out of our destiny with a final goal in mind; and that is to please God and be in His perfect will.

How one views work is important. We must see work in the eyes of God. The challenges that we face each day must give us the motivation to work and enjoy our tasks. Many people do not enjoy their work because of their attitude. We can enjoy our work as we enjoy our relationship with God. Those who excel well in their work enjoyed their task because their attitude is right, both towards God and work.

We must give our work to God. It is through committing our work to Him daily that we can enjoy the joy of working and producing good results. As we commit our work to God, we find that every task is easy. This has been my experienced as each time when I commit my work to Him, He blesses my work with efficiency and good flow of thoughts. Just like a child who is dependent on his father for every little small detail, what to buy or eat, likewise our Heavenly wants to guide us in every detail of our lives. Every decision is important to God because He wants the very best for us. By committing our work to Him, we are committing our lives to Him.

There is no success as sweet as when we know that we are approved by God and every detail of our work is for His glory. We must have the goal to want to do all things for His glory. It is only through His glory that we can accomplish much. Our success comes from God and our work must be committed to Him so that we can soar like an eagle in our work.

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