Some say the answer to the question of “what will we do all day in heaven?” is that we will be praising God day and night. Well, that is hard to imagine, too. I like your view that we will be praising God through our work, creations, and culture that will be complete in its heavenly perfection.

Thanks for a truly inspiring comment!

I say the above because many wrong minded folks say “well only if you bring a man into salvation–only that will last since his soul is eternal and your ‘work’ (the saved man) will last” Everything else will burn up as it says in Peter. But in the Greek the word is “revealed” or “exposed”. Your works in all of reality will be added to His Kingdom even if they are works that “fade” — a chef build a glorious wedding cake. In the Kingdom all will be brought back mysteriously added to His Civilization just like new cells are added to a growing body as a young person grows up into maturity so your works are grafted into His Body.

Your response really made me think, and I agree that this topic is worth a lot more discussion.

I turned our comments into a post today on my blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

The name of the post is “Was Christ Forced into the Family Business?”

Brad

This idea of “calling” seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon, and therefore creates a new set of problems/opportunities when we look at it through a Christian lens. There are too many choices, maybe. Or, perhaps we don’t get the good breaks in life. Or, we are not aggressive enough in pursuing what we want. Or, we get our dream job and we hate it…. Or, we find it and we love it and live out a sense of God’s purpose for our work lives.

Good thoughts, worth a lot more discussion!

I wonder why so many Christians feel like they check their Christianity at the door when they head off to work. Do you think it is that they do not believe God has a place in their work life?

Perhaps it is because they are not in the career in which God called them? It is interesting that most of us forget that before their ministries began Christ was called to be a carpenter, Peter was called to be a fisherman, and Paul was called to be a tent maker.

Although they were later called into full-time ministry as their vocation, most of us are not. Yes, we are all called to be ambassadors of Christ, but we are also called to our vocations.

I wonder why so many do not realize their calling or choose not to follow it?

What do you think?

Brad

Is it the way we approach work? Is it the way we approach faith? Is it both?

Bradley, you are one of my personal heroes.

Sometimes staying where you are, or working in the mail room, board room, or some other room, is exactly where God wants you.

1) Being aware of my strengths and acknowledging the gifts and talents I have come from God

2) Conscious awareness of directing those gifts and talents for His glory, whatever the outcome of the use of those gifts

3) Integrating in my work a sense of Helping people around me rather than achieving my own ego-driven goals and ambitions – THis alone is a big discussion to be had. THis involves switching perspective for everything I am doing at work, every task, initiative, project, goal, with a view of it’s all to help others rather than pumping up self.

4) Submit everything to God in prayer and attitude, and watch how it unfolds every day.

So, there you go. No, I do not make attempts to talk about my faith or share the gospel of Jesus, but it happens naturally as I am building relationships with people that come from genuine concern for their good, rather than acheiving my own agenda.

I definitely will post more on this.