Webster’s second definition of holy is: “dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion; a holy man.” The question at hand is can we be wholly holy by being holy at work? Of course the answer is yes, although not easy. The workplace is not a place (unless you are so fortunate to work somewhere where the open sharing of your faith is accepted and welcomed) where you usually feel comfortable expressing your faith, bowing your head to pray over your lunch, reading your Bible on break, or saying a prayer with someone else. Most workplaces aren’t opposed to any of that, but it is not encouraged because most companies think there should be separation from work and religion. The legal issues alone that come from discrimination from one religious group to another causes companies to shy away from the topic all together. But we can’t just shut off our relationship with God and ask Him to sit home or go spend time with someone else while we go to the office. Instead we have to have find a way to remain in fellowship, prayerful and holy while the work day moves along. We are given a simple call in I Thessalonians on how to remain holy by subtracting and denying another part of our life. We are told in Chapter 4, verse 7: “God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives”. Simply said, if we can remove the impurities of our lives, at work too, and strive to live a life of purity, then we are tracking towards living a holy life. So, what we can all do is commit ourselves in the mornings when we head to the office to a day without impurity, a day where we will do our best to do right. If we can start there and string together 8-10 hours, day after day, then we are building a foundation of purity and a foundation of holiness. And before long, we will find that one can be wholly holy at work and thus living our lives more fully overall.

Reference: I Thessalonians 4:7