This year, on April 28th, it is the annual Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day. There is an organization that actually sponsors this for employers and employees and provides guidance on how to make the most of this day. You can learn more here: http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org. Why I bring this up is because each and every day that we leave the house to go to work, if we have children, there is a little mind that is watching and learning what it means to work and how work affects their parent and the family. How we go to work each day and how we return and talk about work is impressing upon them what to expect and potentially forming their attitude about work in general. Each generation is shaped by the experiences and what they learn from the generation before them. If we teach our children, through our actions and words, that work is a good thing and part of the fulfillment of life, then they are likely to approach work in a positive attitude. If they see us grouse, complain and let our work affect our attitudes and actions at home in a negative manner, then what will they think going forward? We are told in Psalm 90:16; “…let our children see your glory at work.” Let us be the ones who show our children and those who are impressionable (new graduates, interns, etc.) that one can get much satisfaction, enjoyment, growth in our work and at the same time, bring glory to God in how we work and do our jobs to our fullest potential.

Reference: Psalm 90:16 (New Living Testament)