Thursday, September 29, 2011

1 Cor. 9

"You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing." v. 6, from Deut. 25:4 In other words, enjoy the fruits of your labor.

On a personal note, I am extremely tired of my job. I don't mean I'm tired of working; I am physically tired of a job that demands so much from my body, my mind and spirit. So I went to work yesterday with these two scripture verses from this chapter:

"I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some..." v.22
"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only on receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." v. 24

I was fully intending on facing my job with a fresh view and seeing it as a place to be a witness and practice my faith in attitude and composure. I failed worse than ever. I don't know but maybe I went to work rather than He that is in me.

Dear Jesus, give me the strength to endure. Let me find joy, again, in my job and let me learn to love my co-workers and to show grace toward them. Let me see where each might need prayer and let me intercede for them. Please give me a physical bounce in my step and face each task with new energy until such a time that You are ready to pull me from this work and move onto something else. Hear my prayer that I would like to do something more in tune with ministry.

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