5 GOOD REASONS TO WORK

1.  Work  builds  esteem.

God  created  us with  the desire to  work.  When  we  work  we  have a sense of worth,  we  have a sense of value.  People  who  don’t  work don’t have  self-worth  or value. They feel  wasted, useless  etc.

2.  Work makes  you a  contributor. A  giver

God  created  us with  the desire to  give  and contribute.  When  we work we contribute and  give to our family,  our community, our  society  and so  forth.  Work  makes  us contributors  and servants to  others. We feel satisfied  and fulfilled when  we work  and  supply  and provide  for others.  We feel  that  we have a purpose in  society,  that  we  are useful. This  is a healthy feeling.

3.  Work  builds  character  and virtue

Work is tough. It  challenges us,  it  stretches  us,  it  equips us for life, it  trains us,  we  learn  to  deal with people, we  learn to  be responsible, we  learn to  be  accountable, we learn  to live  disciplined lives  etc. When we  don’t work  we  lose something  on  the inside of us.  We  damage our  character.  We rob our self of the opportunity  to  develop and  mature.  

4.  Work  brings  meaning  to life.

People  who  don’t work feel meaningless  and miserable.  Work is  not  about  money, it  is about  life.  We were created to work.  It is  how  we have dominion  over the earth. Gen1:28

5.  Work is  the  image  of  God  in  man. It  is  our  divine  design
When we don’t work we don’t accurately reflect the  image  of  God  in us.  God is  a worker.  6  days  He worked, 1  day He  rested.  Two  thirds of His name is  Go and  backwards it  is Do. God  works.

Jesus said that  His  Father  is always  working even now. “But  Jesus  answered them,  My  Father  has  worked [even]  until now, [He has never ceased  working; He  is still working] and I,  too, must  be at  [divine]  work.”  Jn5:17

This is why  we have creativity and  imagination.  It is  why we  have  talents and skills.  It  is why  we  invent and innovate.  It is  why we are always  creating new  things,  new  knowledge,  technology,  construction, music, art,  science etc.  It  is  why we  are always  seeking  to  move  forward and  improve. This  is  our divine design.  Like  God, we are creators,  and we do  this through  work.

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