Jesus and your job

[...] There’s a sermon I listened to earlier today that spoke to me greatly in this subject. Thanks DJ! One thing from the sermon struck me a lot was the need of affirmation. It’s not just things like “oh, you have done a good job!” It’s genuine thanksgiving and the appreciation of the worker being part of this greater purpose. Another thing that I learned was the “people” aspect of work. We are here working not for the sake of working, but for the sake of relationships and the corporate pursue of a higher purpose – the value of individuals not as disposable and replaceable assets, but as valuable human beings that are wonderfully created by God. And neither of these two attributes exists in my current jobs. [...]