The answer is of course, yes. W O R K – four letters.  Maybe you were thinking of another four letter word to describe your job that wouldn’t be mentionable here in this blog. Let’s be honest, though, for many of us work IS
a four-letter word. It’s something we’d just assume avoid. I think it’s because
we don’t have a proper perspective on work. Rather than seeing work as a means of self-expression
and to bring satisfaction our labor means providing food and other necessities
to live.  Another faulty perception that people ascribe to
work is that it becomes the place where we find love, acceptance, and
affirmation. There’s nothing wrong with seeking fulfillment in work, but love,
acceptance and affirmation belong to relationships. Work must be put in its
proper place.

The problem that we have as modern Americans is
that we compartmentalize our lives. We confine work to this little box. Family
time goes in that box over there. God and religious stuff stay in the church
building. This is why some folks act a certain way on Sunday mornings and then
seem to leave God and everything they’ve learned and experienced behind on
Monday morning. If you tend to compartmentalize God, look at this verse: “He is the God who made the world and
everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in
man-made temples.” Acts 17:24 (NLT)

What’s your attitude toward the people you work
with? How do you treat them? Do your actions and attitude reflect the image of
God or do you operate in default mode by following the practices of a
self-centered, money-grubbing culture? Which is more characteristic of you,
competition, self-promotion and one-upmanship or service, compassion and
cooperation? Treat those co-workers with care. Take a cue from the God – Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a
good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than
yourself. Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others
too, and what they’re doing. Your attitude should be the same as that Christ
Jesus had. Philippians 2:3-5 (NLT)

If you don’t roll out of bed and think, “Thank
God it’s Monday!” let me suggest that you may have simply not found your
calling. Or perhaps you know it, but have been too afraid to pursue it. Maybe
you’ve opted for the cash rather than the calling.