Working 9 to 5

With little exception, most people today want to feel useful (and content) with the job they are employed at ( no matter whether it’s part-time of full-time employment). It makes little difference whether the employment is retirement; volunteering, parenting, blue collar (wage earner), or white collar (salary earner). 

God cares about your employment (whatever form that takes) because it affects your moods, which ultimately causes your relationship with the Almighty to be positive or negative. Here are important reminders from the Bible on the area of work.

1.  Though you may have a supervisor at the place you are employed, your ultimate boss is your loving Heavenly Father. Do all to His glory? Are your work ethics meeting His standards? (Ephesians 6:7, I Corinthians 10:31)

2.  Excluding extenuating circumstances, if you are able to work and you don’t then God says you should go without food. Our Heavenly Father takes working seriously. (2 Thessalonians 3:10)

3.  God considers sloppy habits (resulting in poor work) to be as destructive as vandalism. (Proverbs 18:9)

4.  God wants you to be calm, mind your own business, and stay busy with the work (or calling) He’s given you. (I Thessalonians  4:11)

5.  In any area of life, the satisfaction that you did a task well as possible and accomplished a goal is a heady thing. (Psalms 128:2)

6.  Anyone who refuses to take care of His own (either financially or emotionally) is worse than someone who has no faith in the Almighty. (I Timothy 5:8)

To conclude this post, here are some inspiring, thought-provoking quotes on working:

1.  “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”  (Anonymous)

2.  “All happiness depends on courage and work.”  (Honoré de Balzac)

3.  “Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.”  (Gustave Flaubert)

4.  “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” (President Barack Obama)

5.  “Out of clutter, find simplicity.” (Albert Einstein)

6.  “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work” (Thomas A. Edison)

7.  “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me; you'll love it up here.” (Donald J. Trump)

8.  “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” (Margaret Mead)

9.  Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.” (Chanakya)

10.     “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” (Confucius)

11.     “Nothing will work unless you do.” (Maya Angelou)

12.     “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.” (Elbert Hubbard)

13.     “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” (Vince Lombardi)

14.     “All things are difficult before they are easy.” (Thomas Fuller)

15.     “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” (Colin Powell)