Having Fun Getting It Done
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Colossians 3:23-24
The late Harvey Palmer was a friend of mine. He was a Methodist minister and leader. I met him years ago when I worked at Chick-fil-A. He would come in for breakfast with a group of Methodist ministers.
One day I visited his office. He had a plaque that said:
“HAVING FUN GETTING IT DONE.”
We all have a lot to do in our jobs, but do we truly enjoy our vocation?
Sometimes we get bogged down in the details and the mundane tasks.
But what if we could look beyond the drudgery and find joy as we work?
Certainly, it helps to remember who we are working for. Not man, but God.
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Colossians 3:23-24
God hasn’t forgotten your work…
“For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints.” Hebrews 6:10
I can truly say I enjoy the work I do as a chaplain and Pastor.
I think it helps to remember “why” you do what you do.
In your vocation, what aspects of the job do you enjoy? As a chaplain, I enjoy hearing the stories of the people I minister to. Sometimes they apologize for talking so long.
I tell them not to apologize, their stories are like gold…
What is the “gold” of your vocation?
Take time to look for it… It’s there!
Remember, your labor is not in vain!
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
