Day 18: Work

There is always some sort of work that needs to be done. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from--whether you're a poor person or royalty, you have work to do. I have work to do right now... book work. I admit, it isn't always delightful or interesting, and I don't always have the motivation to do it, but I know that I need to. I'm not going to neglect my work because I know that it's part of the process of getting me to where I need to be.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
~Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)

I think this verse can refer to any honest work. For example, my current work is one essential step to becoming an educator. The idea of being a teacher has been in my heart for a very, very long time. God blessed me in a substantial way by placing me in the particular 2nd grade class that I was in eons ago. The teacher I had was phenomenal. She always challenged her students to do better regardless of who they were, she encouraged them especially when no one else would, and she managed to inspire students even if no other teacher had been able to inspire them. I was lucky enough to have this same teacher in 4th and 5th grade as well. She is my mentor and the main reason why I want to be a teacher.

I digress a little, but I want to give the full perspective. If I hadn't been inspired by my teacher, I wouldn't be doing my current work. Even so, I'd still be doing some sort of work. But what I'm trying to get at is that God has known forever what kind of work each of us would be doing, and no matter what type of work that is, there is a specific purpose for it. God put it in my heart early the passion to teach. It is my deep hope to someday inspire my future students the way my teacher inspired me. Maybe a student of mine is destined to find a cure for cancer or autism, or maybe that student will be the first person to set foot on Mars, or perhaps that student will discover how to bring about world peace. Only God knows for sure. Whatever His plan may be, I trust it with all my heart and I know that it will be revealed to me someday. But for now, I just have to be patient and diligent... and, of course, do my work. Hehe.

God, Thank You for the work You have blessed me with. I know I get frustrated with it sometimes, but I also know that it is preparing me to be an excellent teacher. I also thank You for the work You have blessed my parents with. I ask that You please continue to provide for us and bless us as You always have. I pray that all of Your children discover what they are meant to do and that they follow Your plans. And Lord, I ask that You give us all the strength to keep working for Your glory forever. In Jesus' name, Amen.


Love and God Bless,
M.C.