Work can be quite a gift when like in a Venn Diagram, we hit the sweet intersection of our passion (what we like to do), our skill (what we are good at doing) and the knowledge that we are adding value (our efforts are additive to the company, others and a mission). It’s not always easy to find and hold the job that brings it all together, but it’s a gift worth continuing to pursue and also cherish when we have it. No job is perfect, and I have had more than my fair share of conversations with individuals whom are in the intersection but lose perspective and can’t see how good they have it right where they are. We might have a break in our work coming up next week between Christmas and New Years to think this over. I’d suggest that we start with the attitude that because we have a job, that we have it good and better than those who don’t, and then look positively for where our passions and our skills are adding value and then if you find even one example, then rest in that for awhile.
God would not have told us that the work we do while we are here on the earth was important, if it wasn’t true. And, He certainly wouldn’t have given us skills and talents if they weren’t meant to be put to work. When we recognize that we have been given much, then we can celebrate our work and know that we have been given a gift to be utilized for Him!
Colossians 3:23 (New Living Translation)