Day 35 – The Rhythm of Work and Rest

Verse of the Day

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Exodus 20:8–11 (ESV)

Action Step

Make your sabbath rest truly productive. Rest the body and feed the soul with worship.

Summary

God wants us to work hard, but He also calls us to rest productively. Sabbath is not just time to do nothing. To truly recharge you need to not only rest the body, but refresh your soul.

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Day 33 – Calling, Wiring, and Working

Verse of the Day

31 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. Exodus 31:1–5 (ESV)

Action Step

Use some tools and some counsel to help you find your wiring and your calling.

Summary

If your calling and your wiring (personality) fit where you are working; you will LOVE your job! Brian mentions an online tool you can use to help you become more self-aware. Try this out: https://www.16personalities.com/

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Day 31 – The Gift of a Job Your Enjoy

Verse of the Day

18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. 19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. Ecc. 5:18-19

Action Step

Use Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 as a blueprint to start praying for God to help you enjoy your job. 

Summary

It is hard to wake up everyday dreading going to work. Sometimes enjoying work is not as much about changing jobs as it is about changing your perspective. Here is a powerful prayer asking God to help you begin to enjoy your job. This may be the start of big things for you.

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Day 30 – Thorns and Thistles

Verse of the Day

Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:18–19 (ESV)

Action Step

Ask God to help you see how the curse has affected your work and how you can act in a redemptive way where you are.

Summary

Do you hate your job? A lot of people think that part of the curse is that we have to work. Work is not the curse. Work that doesn’t work, that’s the curse. Here’s what’s wrong with your job!

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Day 25 – Work Hard to Give

Verse of the Day

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28 (ESV)

Action Step

Buy something for yourself AND another one for someone else. 

Summary

You work hard for what you have. Way to go! But the Bible doesn’t teach that we need to just work hard for what we have, but we need to work for what we give! Making a contribution to others will make your work more meaningful and enjoyable. 

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