{"id":1117,"date":"2009-12-13T13:06:19","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.185.166.32\/~davidfoster\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2009-12-13T06:22:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-13T12:22:55","slug":"today-the-gathering-why-you-need-to-understand-the-difference-between-work-and-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/today-the-gathering-why-you-need-to-understand-the-difference-between-work-and-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Today @ The Gathering: Why You Need to Understand the Difference Between Work and a Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today at The Gathering<\/a> we continued in our present series, \u201cThey Promised me Chocolate\u201d<\/strong> by dealing with the disappointments we often face at work.<\/p>\n

One of the most interesting questions in all of Scriptures is the question Solomon asked, \u201cWhat does the worker gain from his toil?\u201d\u00a0 If work is something we do our entire lives, we often think the answer is simple: money.\u00a0 But the truth is, money is simply a symbol, a medium of exchange.\u00a0 And the answer to that question goes far deeper than that.<\/p>\n

We dealt with the three proper perspectives we need to bring to our work.<\/p>\n

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  1. We work for the Lord<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Scriptures are clear that whatever you do, do it with all your heart as working for the Lord<\/em>.\u00a0 Jobs are created working for the One who has created me.\u00a0 Remember, God created you out of love for a purpose.\u00a0 And so the work that you were put on this earth to do is your calling; not just a career path, but something that comes from deep within you.\u00a0 It is hot-wired, designed, styled, shaped, created by God in you for the calling or the work you were fit to do.<\/li>\n
  2. I work like the Lord<\/strong>.\u00a0 It was Jesus who said that even the Son of God did not come to be served, but to serve.\u00a0 Jesus was a worker. He said he was always about his Father\u2019s business.\u00a0 He set the example.\u00a0 How do we work?\u00a0 Like a servant.\u00a0 We\u2019re there to serve, not to be served.\u00a0 No matter if you own your business or not, you need to understand that you are there to serve those that you are in business to help.<\/li>\n
  3. My reward comes from the Lord<\/strong>. This is a hard one for most of us, even if we start with the right perspective.\u00a0 Though we openly work for the Lord, like the Lord, and God is the one who ultimately provides our needs, it\u2019s easy to begin to depend on our company, our clients, our resources, the services we provide as the be-all and end-all of our lives.\u00a0 Once you start down that path, fear and worry will begin to dominate your life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We talked about the six reasons why we work.<\/p>\n

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    1. Working is God\u2019s ideal<\/strong>.\u00a0 It was God\u2019s intention from the very beginning that we would make something of this earth, that we would be the stewards and managers of it, that we would take its bountiful abundance and turn it into a sustainable blessing.\u00a0 Working has always been God\u2019s ideal for us from the very beginning.<\/li>\n
    2. Working supplies my needs<\/strong>.\u00a0 Deep inside each one of us is the desire to be self-sustaining and independent.\u00a0 God gave us work in order to be able to supply our own needs; take care of ourselves and our family.\u00a0 There is a sense of healthy pride that comes with knowing we are able to take care of ourselves.<\/li>\n
    3. We work because work develops my character<\/strong>.\u00a0 It\u2019s the give and take of everyday life, of dealing with ups and downs, with profit and loss, that helps us become deeper and richer in soul and spirit.<\/li>\n
    4. Working allows me to be generous<\/strong>.\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard the old saying it\u2019s more blessed to give than to receive<\/em>, especially at Christmas time.\u00a0 We think about generosity and giving.\u00a0 But far more than a saying that has been handed down over generations, the desire to be generous is a deep hot-wire in our hearts .\u00a0 And the more generous we are, the more blessed we become.<\/li>\n
    5. Working allows me to show who I am<\/strong>.\u00a0 It\u2019s our work that often speaks louder than our words.<\/li>\n
    6. Working allows me to earn my self-respect<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember this.\u00a0 You cannot earn God\u2019s love.\u00a0 He loves you unconditionally.\u00a0 You don\u2019t merit it, and you can\u2019t be good enough to get more of it.\u00a0 But, and this is a big, big, but, you must earn your own self-respect.\u00a0 Too often there is a disconnect, for people who call themselves Christians, between their beliefs and their behavior.\u00a0 My belief tells me that God loves me unconditionally.\u00a0 But my behavior has to express that.\u00a0 The more I behave like who I am and what I am, the more sense of self-respect I will have.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As you begin a brand new year, think of these perspectives.\u00a0 Understand the purposes of your work, go out and pursue your calling, and swing for the fence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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