Are you bored? Are you tempted to cheat? Do you blame others for your mistakes? Did you stop your efforts in developing your skills? Are you exhausted? Do you want to give up at this point? If you answered YES to at least 1 of these questions you need to learn the Principles of Work according to King Solomon:
Work with a purpose. Working without a purpose is scary, it devoid us of the happiness, the learning, and the fulfillment. For most of us we get a job just to earn cash, but the problem with working for money alone is that we’ll never be satisfied with the work we are doing – work problems are magnified, bad relationship with co-workers, boring routines. When you work with a purpose, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.
Insists on Integrity. In our workplace, like it or not, we are being assessed in a matter of seconds, based on how we looked. On the other hand, God looks pass our appearance, He fix His gaze into our hearts, looking for integrity. We all have our weaknesses; we may also have uncontrollable circumstances (financial or relational limitations). But these problems are not the issue; the point of the matter is how we deal with these. Are you going to give in to the easiest way out? Prov.12: 3 says. “Wickedness never brings real success…” For what it’s worth, God deliberately allowed these things in your life for the purpose of demonstrating His power through you.
Never make excuses. “The lazy man is full of excuses.’ I can’t go to work’, he says, ’If I go outside I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!” Prov.22: 13 You’ll be surprised how a lazy person can be creative with his excuses. Little does he know that he’s not short-changing anyone else but himself, because excuses makes one lose his chance of growing. Owning up to your own mistake is a sign of maturity and responsibility. Nobody gets killed in the office for accepting his own fault, you’ll get reprimanded of course, but that’s because every action has its consequences.
Never stop learning. “Intelligent people want to learn, but stupid people are satisfied with ignorance.” Prov.15:14 In this age where everybody is “wired’, there’s no reason to stop learning. It is a widely held belief that education is lifelong. Knowledge doesn’t just stop in books – we can learn from God’s word (read the bible), we got to learn from wise people (spend some time with the experts); we learn from our critics and failures (the sad thing about failure is not learning from it).
Economize your time and energy. “There is a right time and a right way to do everything but we know so little.” Eccl. 8:6 To sum it up we have a total of 168 hours in a week, with such little time in our hands we won’t be able to accomplish what needs to be done if we can’t properly manage our time and energy. Prioritize! Work wiser and not harder, any boss worth his salt would agree to that.
Resolve to stick with it. ”Do you know a hard-working man? He shall be successful and stand before kings!” Pr.22:29 Thomas Edison was not successful the first time he tried his very first commercially practical incandescent light. Michael Jordan must have shoot hoops a thousand times before he was able to master his craft. Bottom line is there’s no overnight triumph.
Never give up. One thing that defines a successful man from a loser is that the later commits a mistake and goes home, while the successful one clears up his faults and moves on. Our God is a very personal God, He ‘s not only interested in our spiritual life, but our daily work as well. No job is easy, because it’s work. Let’s be patient then, and pray that God work with us today and give us peace of mind. May He give us a happy heart to welcome each challenges as an opportunity to grow; and His love to see failures as a stepping ground. Live in faith for we do not know what God has in store for us who worship Him. 1 Cor. 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.”