Colossians 3:23
And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;Read the whole chapter →
WORK
When Work Is Exhausting or Feels Meaningless
Work can be service and vocation, but your value is not your job title, paycheck, productivity, or ability to keep everyone happy.
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Read the surrounding chapter whenever you can. A verse can be true and still be misused when it is pulled away from the argument, poem, story, or situation it belongs to.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Read the whole chapter →
Proverbs 14:23
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.Read the whole chapter →
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Read the whole chapter →
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
Do one faithful thing today.
Ask for faithfulness in today’s work, wisdom about unhealthy expectations, courage to make needed changes, and freedom from measuring your worth only by output.
Then choose one action small enough to do today: make the call, write the apology, ask for help, read the chapter, make the appointment, set the boundary, review the budget, or simply tell one trustworthy person what is actually happening.
GUIDED STUDY
Work, Money, Justice, and Christian Ethics
Work as vocation, money and generosity, honesty, poverty, justice, neighbor-love, conscience, power, and making ethical decisions without proof-text shortcuts.
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Proverbs in 31 Days
Read one chapter of Proverbs each day and collect practical wisdom about speech, money, work, relationships, justice, discipline, and the fear of the Lord.
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“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.” — Matthew 25:35-40 (KJV)
Love That Notices the Overlooked
There are people we pass every day without really seeing. The exhausted cashier is still smiling at the end of a long shift. A neighbor’s lights stay off because the house has grown quiet after a loss. Someone at church arrives late, leaves quickly, and says, …
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Wisdom for the Decision Ahead
A decision can sit beside you all day, even while you’re doing ordinary things. You fold laundry, drive to work, answer a message, or stand in the grocery aisle, and the question is still there: What should I do? Sometimes the options are all imperfect. Someti…
Read devotional →“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” — Matthew 7:7-11 (KJV)
Bring Your Need to the Father
Sometimes a need follows you through the whole day without making much noise. You answer emails, wash dishes, sit in traffic, and carry on a conversation, but underneath it all you’re wondering what to do about your child, your health, your work, or a relation…
Read devotional →“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV)
Keep Moving Toward Christ
You can lose half a morning replaying something that happened yesterday. Maybe it was an argument in the kitchen, a mistake at work, a decision you wish you could undo, or an opportunity you let pass because you were afraid. The mind keeps returning to the sam…
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