Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

2 Easy Ways to Boost Job Satisfaction

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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

~ Confucius[1]

Did you know God created work before the fall? It is not part of the curse. It is not how we pay our dues until we can retire and do what we want. Work done as God designed adds meaning and satisfaction to our lives. Let’s look at two ways to improve our job satisfaction.

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  1. Work with God.

God showed the first couple how to labor. He created Adam on the sixth day and introduced him to his vocation. Together, they went to work. Imagine the fun they shared as Adam dreamed up names for every type of animal and bird God brought him. “I’ll call the striped one zebra and that fellow with the funny nose a rhinoceros.”

On Adam and Eve’s second day, God rested with them. In their first two days of life, God showed them how to work and rest with Him.Continue Reading

Work, It Does a Body Good

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This week we salute our nation’s workers. Labor Day is an annual reminder of the contributions American workers have made to the well-being of our country. The Bible agrees that work benefits society and notes some other benefits as well.

Contrary to popular thought, work is not a result of the curse, though the curse has certainly added thorns to our labor. Adam and Eve worked before the fall. Besides monetarily benefiting the laborer and serving the community, hard work satisfies the worker. Solomon wrote, “I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors,” (Ecclesiastes 2:10, NLT).Continue Reading

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