Inspirational
Loving Your Work
Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
The problem is, there aren’t enough jobs to choose from. So parents/adults advice new graduates, “Don’t be picky. Take whatever job is available to get started.”
As a result, we have a number of young people employed in businesses doing something they have no passion for, and so they produce mediocre work.
Marion is an exception. He has a degree in engineering, but when he couldn’t find a job along his line, he accepted a job in a food joint as a waiter. From day one, he committed himself to excel in his job. And he did. So he began to enjoy his chores.
In a few months, he was promoted to the next rank. And after a year, he was named manager of the food shop. All along, Marion has been sending two indigent relatives to school.
“My job was first offered to me on a tray of grace,” Marion said, reminiscing.
In Eden, the Lord gave Adam and Eve work. “. . . God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.’” (Genesis 1:28 NLT)
Genesis 2:15 says, “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.”
There is an addendum to the edict for man to work, “If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.” (Ephesians 4:28)
Marion knows this Biblical principle by heart. And so must we.
