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Opening
Today we’re talking about the workplace
There’s no one that should be more blessed in the workplace than God’s people
Word is full of blessings and promises of blessings for us - AND they extend to the workplace and our work relationships
For far too many of us, the workplace (and the relationships there) are more death than life
Why is that?
Perhaps we are looking at it all wrong.
Could it be that we don't prosper in our workplace because we don't have the right OUTLOOK?
Let’s look back at our foundation text:
Outlook shaped by the flesh
Outlook shaped by the Spirit
Death
Life
Outlook on workplace shaped by the flesh
We work to make money.
We make money to get stuff.
“Stuff” includes food, housing, etc. of course
But it also includes just that: STUFF
We get stuff to satisfy our wants.
Somehow what are truly just “wants” morph into “needs”.
If life is more than food and clothes, it is CERTAINLY more than electronics and toys . . .
We think that satisfying our wants will bring satisfaction.
That’s the outlook on our work place that is shaped by the flesh.
It brings death.
Remember what we said death was?
NOTHING GOOD FROM GOD!
But what if we did what we’ve been talking about?
What if we changed our outlook?
What if we began to look at our work as God does?
What if we let our outlook on work be driven and guided by the Spirit?
THEN we have life, peace AND stuff!
Some Background
A little foundation.
God never intended for work to be punishment.
Let me show you a couple of scriptures:
The heavens and earth and everything in them was created by the WORK of God by God WORKING.
God created man FOR work.
Outlook on Work Shaped by the Spirit
So what if we started to look at our work like God does?
As the Spirit does?
Let me show you an opening scripture for this part of the message:
What if, instead of seeing my work as a time-consuming way to make money, I change my thinking to see that:
My work is given by God as a way to bring glory to Him.
“Working for the Lord and not merely for your masters”
Glorify - “to give an accurate representation.”
Therefore, work done by Christians should give the world an accurate picture of God in righteousness, faithfulness, and excellence.
What if, instead of making money to get stuff:
We make money to have something to share with those in need.
What IF that were our first thought instead of our last?
From God’s perspective, its HOW we see it.
What if, instead of getting stuff to satisfy our wants, we:
Use what we get to Honor God .
“remembering that it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you”
What if, instead of looking at my work as a way to get money to get stuff to try to provide my own satisfaction,
I find my satisfaction in the work God has provided for me.
I declare that my work - no matter what I do - has been given to me by God as a way to honor Him and bring glory to Him.
I will embrace each work day as an opportunity given by God and will always remember that I am working for Him FIRST.
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