Work Ethic

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Colossians 3:23 NLT

Ethics moments are becoming a hot business topic these days. Some of them have to do with what is the legality of the defining line of gift or bribe. It also has much to do with personal integrity - what you will or won't do that affects the business bottom line. In my mind, how you choose to live your life on a daily basis determines your work ethic. If the standards you've chosen are good, your work ethic will be a good one.

So, it's surprising to me every time I hear someone say, "Yeah, but that's just what I do at work" Or "That's the spiritual part of my life..." As though there are two different parts of their life. But the Truth is everything we do is supposed to be as unto the Lord, so doesn't that make our whole life spiritual, if we're following Christ?

I'm sure I've used this verse before, but I think Romans 12:1 in the Message says it best, So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.

And Paul even talks about eating again the same way in 1st Corinthians 10:31, So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

So if we Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people, shouldn't we, as Christians, have the highest standards for our work ethic?

Prayer:

Father,
           Thank You for setting the standards for our lives and for giving us the grace to be able to implement them in our everyday, ordinary life—our sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life. We want to place our lives before You as an offering - holy and acceptable to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen