Your job is not your vocation
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“one’s vocation is not so much the job itself as the end that the job ought to serve. If one does one’s job to that end, then one’s vocation can be found in it.” - Acton
The danger of finding our meaning at work: In extreme cases, work isn’t just rewarding: It’s religion.
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WeWork’s “reputation had already been shaken by Neumann’s declarations in its filings about ‘the energy of we’…and for the company’s vow to ‘elevate the world’s consciousness.’ …executives got instruction from leaders of the Kabbalah Centre, whose values are loosely based on Jewish mysticism.” - RNS
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Gold in the Laundry: Finding Value in the Mundane
Reposted from Rooted Thinking. (2020)
Bathe the children. Cook three square meals. Weed the garden. Repair the fence. Beat back the vines of the encroaching jungle. Unclog the outhouse. Patch the hole in the roof. Help the neighbors. Such was the life of missionary Mary Slessor. Far from the conveniences of her homeland, this Scottish woman found the mundane chores of daily life in Nigeria consuming her time. Is your life similarly filled with repetitive, mind-numbing tasks? Do you feel there is little value in the mundane?
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Examining Our Aspirations & Worship in “The Great Resignation”
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“The Great Resignation is an opportunity to reexamine priorities for those who were forced or chose to resign. Perhaps they were able to spend more time with their families, imagine different occupations, or evaluate their careers as divorced from money. The logical next step is to consider what they aspire to do with their lives.” - IFWE
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Debunking the ‘Work-Life Balance’ Myth
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“…it’s also a myth because work is not the opposite of life—it isn’t something separate from life. It’s an integral part of life, or at least it should be.” - TGC
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What Does the Book of Exodus Teach Us About Work?
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“…start with God the Father. In Exodus 15:11, we see that there is no one like God, who works wonders for his people. Later in Exodus 34:10, we read that God expresses his covenant love and faithfulness to Israel. He will do awesome work for them. And he does.” - IFWE
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To My Surprise, I Love My Work
In 2013 I was pretty sure I’d never love my work, ever again. I’d served as a full time pastor since 2001, and though I kept some small side jobs going for fun and a little income, I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else as a vocation and finding it satisfying.
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Dreaming (and Being Disappointed) to the Glory of God
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“I’ve felt a tension between the pleasure of making plans and looking forward to delights in this life, even as I know lasting joy is rooted in the eternal hope already secured for me in Christ.” - TGC
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Successful And Unhappy (How Can It Be?)
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“Is it because we aren’t living up to our true potential? Or is it because our perspective about work lacks a redemptive and creative—or biblically-shaped—imagination?” - Scott Sauls
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