Servants,
you must respect your masters and do whatever they tell you—not only if they
are kind and reasonable, but even if they are tough and cruel. Praise the Lord
if you are punished for doing right! Of course, you get no credit for being
patient if you are beaten for doing wrong; but if you do right and suffer for
it, and are patient beneath the blows, God is well pleased. This suffering is
all part of the work God has given you. Christ, who suffered for you, is your
example.1 Peter 2:18-21 Living Bible
I
don’t write a lot about my day job. If I did, I am afraid it would be mostly to
complain. Instead I should be happy and grateful that I have the job that I do,
that I am ‘gainfully employed’. Overall, I have a good job and like it most of the time. However I do feel justified in complaining
about it yesterday.
It
was Saturday, and the way our schedule works (or used to work before we became
so short-handed), I should only have to work one Saturday every other month.
God gave us caller ID for a reason, yet, even after knowing who was calling at
8:22 yesterday morning, I still answered the phone. And I went in to work when
my manager asked me to. And the day went downhill from there.
Then
last night I read these words in 1 Peter. As horrible as any of my days at work
may have been, no one has ever beaten me. Not physically anyway, maybe
brow-beaten, but I still don’t feel I should complain. Not when considering the
beating which Jesus took for all of us.
Lord, thank You for giving me a job
which helps to support me and my family. Help me to be grateful and respectful
of my employer. I know I need Your help with that. Amen
1 comment:
Good article. Often I complain about my job when I do not have the correct perspective about it. When I can look at it in light of eternity, the problems with work are always very small. God gives me strength to make it through the day. And I always pray that I can impact someone for Jesus through the challenges of the day. Thanks for sharing.
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