Brother Lawrence, a French monk, once said, “The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquillity as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament.”
Truths that every Christian should embrace:
- Your life is ordained by God and is significant.
You are not an accident. The way you are put together is part of God’s design for your involvement in this world (Psalm 139:14,15).
- Your work is ordained by God and is important (Ecclesiaste 9:10; 1 Corinthians 10:31).
- You are an important part of God’s purpose (1 Corinthians 12:14-26). You are a segment of the Body of Christ. Any member of a body has two responsibilities: a. To be restfully available, b. To be instantly obedient.
- “There is no division between the secular and the sacred; to the Christian, all things are sacred.” -– Bob Jones Sr.
- You have many choices of activity within the moral will of God, any of which you can do for God’s glory and with which He will be pleased.
We are called to function not just by who we are but who we are in Christ. Rather than resenting God for withholding employment or work in the church appropriate to your abilities, education or background, realize that there are many ways you can do God’s will. God is not as much concerned with what you do as much as He is concerned that you do it with integrity and for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:17).
- The only real mistake you can make is to refuse (or refrain) to glorify God where you are (Ephesians 1:11; Genesis 45:8; 50:20).
Like a Persian weaver, the Master incorporates our mistakes into His design to make the result truly beautiful (Romans 8:28). Even the worst of disasters in your career or your church work can be God’s training to form His character in you, and/or His training for another, more satisfying, work.
