Nougat 16

Do we suffer from divided or misplaced loyalties? Consider today’s Holy Nougat

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

If Jesus is our Boss, which He is, and we’re due for a job appraisal, what would our score be? Before even reflecting on the rewards/punishment, we might open ourselves to figuring out which boss we are serving.

So, let’s think about how we respond when faced with an assignment

– Do we seek God’s guidance, prioritize doing our own thing, or are we always seeking to please others?

– How personally (seriously) do we take the assignment, is it solely about our reputation, making God shine or ‘customer service’?

– What kind of time do we dedicate to fulfilling our task: drop everything else, operate on a 9-5 (ie work hours), or offer sporadic attention, we have other things to do?

– How do we interact with colleagues and peers: friendly and professional, cool and professional, it depends on what you mean by professional?

– When things go wrong what’s our default response: blame others, curse or argue with God, acknowledge our fault/ responsibility?

– When things go right what’s our default response: self-praise, deflecting to our team, thanksgiving?

– When, if at all, do we choose to be workaholics and why?

I know, these scenarios don’t really seem to be impacted by our sense of working for God; but the way we perceive our tasks will reflect our sense of who our ‘employer’ is. But let’s consider two final questions;

– If the task were replaced by one directly from God, what do we normally do differently?

– if God were to offer a performance appraisal, how would we measure up? Is there need to switch our priorities?

Remember, God is our ultimate employer, and so our work ought to reflect God’s presence and grace in our lives. May our work be pleasing to God today

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May all we seek be found in Christ