Looking Back

 

Looking Back

 

Looking back on my work life at 3M, I often was a failure, not in getting things done, not in being of service to my customers, not in meeting the goals of my management, but as a person who claims the name of Jesus Christ.  I read a devotional this morning by Os Hillman on Titus 2:9-10, which highlighted five unique things believers should do at work.  Often, I got the order, but missed the prize. Often, I let my desire to be the best in man’s eyes make me a failure, especially in the number 3 on this list.  

 

From Os,

"Paul addressed five unique things believers could do: 1) Be obedient to their masters. They were to submit to their authority structures, 2) Be well pleasing in all things. This meant doing their work with excellence, 3) Not answering back. They were to handle conflict with wisdom and courtesy, 4) Not pilfer. They were not to steal, but model integrity, 5) Show all good fidelity. This meant demonstrating loyalty and dependability.

Do you find your environment difficult to work in? The answer is to live to glorify the Lord amid your culture. The way you live your life will be viewed by many others. An industry survey revealed that the average person will come in contact with 300 people over a year through their work. What better opportunity to let your life be adorned by the doctrine of God? St. Francis Assisi agrees: He encouraged believers in his day to "preach the gospel always and when necessary, use words."

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice