WHY AM I HERE Pt. 2: WORK

Genesis 2:¹⁵ The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.  (ESV)

Genesis 2:15  ¹⁵ God took the Man and set him down in the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order.  (MSG)

No matter how many translations I use they all say the same thing, essentially God wanted Adam to have a job, to work at something, to be productive during his time here on Earth.  GOD PLAN is that WE'D spend much of our time here WORKING.    Adam hadn't and didn't even know sin, so while many people are under the misconception that WORK was a byproduct of SIN, that is completely FALSE.  Now, the TRUTH is WORK became HARDER because of SIN entering the world, so we are essentially left with remnants of that  when it comes to getting up daily to go to our individual 9 to 5's but really.......it's all about perspective.  Whether you scoop up Elephant poop, or you working your dream job, at the end of the day SOMEBODIES GOTTA DO IT.   Somebody has to be the smiling face to the disgruntled impatient customer.   Somebody has to deal with giving the unfavorable news to the family in the waiting room with compassion.   Somebody has to wait on some the most demanding people in the world.   Somebody has to teach and even babysit your disrespectful unruly kids.  Somebody has to carefully remove that tumor so that someone has the chance to live.   Somebody has to be the one that gets on their hands and knees and scrub the toilet so you don't have to see someone else's misfires or maxis.  SO if you treated each person you come in contact with dignity and respect for what they do......imagine the difference you'd make in their lives and the world.

It's funny how ESPECIALLY in today's economy WORK is hard to come by, and where we have social media to air our feelings about our jobs and how rare it is to read someone praising GOD for their jobs and the people on them.   BUT let me revisit perspective......would  you rather be unemployed?  Would you rather be facing utilities being shut off, car reposession, home foreclosure or homelessness because you complained & prayed your way out of a job?  THINK ABOUT THIS.....of all the jobs, of all the work groups and teams you could be on, GOD HAS YOU ON THIS ONE......WHY?  SO THAT HE MIGHT BE GLORIFIED and that SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW HIM, just MIGHT COME IN CONTACT WITH HIM BECAUSE OF YOU.....really!

Colossians 3:23-24 says Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.  Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.

I wonder can it be said of you at the end of your WORK DAY, that you truly LOVED GOD, & LOVED PEOPLE?  Have a blessed day!   LGLP