Faith @ WorkNäide

God delights over you! God rejoices over you! Each facet of your life wonderfully reflects his glory. His love sparkles as you apply to your job your spiritual gifts and the talents and skills he gave you.

Each of your abilities is a precious gift God uniquely chose for you for his honor and glory before you were born. Your abilities and talents are not to be despised or abused. They are just as important as your spiritual gifts. God has filled you with the wisdom, the knowledge, and the understanding to use your talents and abilities.

In the Old Testament, we meet leaders like Moses, Joseph, and Gideon who were filled with the Spirit of God as well as wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. We also read about talented tradespeople whom God filled with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to build the tabernacle and its furnishings, sew the priests’ garments, farm, raise cattle, herd sheep, and do countless other jobs.

Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are part of the essence of God’s character. He used these to create this world. God has blessed you with the wisdom to learn and to teach others the skills you use to do your job with excellence. God has blessed you with the knowledge to do what is necessary to fulfill the requirements of your job. God has blessed you with understanding to solve the inevitable problems that arise in your job.

May you do your work in a manner worthy of the Lord, who has blessed you with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. May you please the Lord in every way as you go about your job. May every good work you do bear fruit.

Continue to grow in the knowledge of God. Be the best you that you can be in your workplace to the honor and glory of God! That is how God has gifted you, how God has created you, and who God has called you to be!

Prayer

Almighty God, I praise you for the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding you have blessed me with. Help me to go about my work in manner that is pleasing in your eyes so that your name would be glorified. Amen.