How to be motivated at work — Colossians 3
There’s a story about three bricklayers.
As you read it, which one describes you.
The first one is asked, “What are you doing” and he replies, “Laying brick.”
The second one is ask, “What are you doing” and he replies, “Making $9.30 an hour.”
The third is asked the same question and he replies, “I’m building the world’s greatest cathedral!”
If you want to experience advancement and security about your work and hundredfold everything about it, start with this: think you work is important.
Here’s specifically what I mean from Scripture — Colossians 3:23-24:
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
In Day 23 we spend some time in how to execute to this. But an important element of this still resonates with our work on renewing your mind.
Here’s what you can do:
With the way you do the work, how would you work at it if your boss were God?
Okay, how would you behave if you knew, even with a crummy real boss, Jesus was watching you?
How would you change your attitude if the job you had was part of God’s plan and you were serving an important role, even though you haven’t been told what it is?
The power of right-thinking your motivation on the job in accordance with Scripture will do a couple of things for you:
- It will make you more motivated
- You will stand out from others
- The “pain” of the work will subside — maybe you’ll look forward to it
- New, hundredfolding opportunities will come to mind
When you work at the job as if it is important, even if it is beneath you, the right job can be entrusted with you!
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