WHEN YOUR WORK FEELS
Unsatisfying
Ruth Chou Simons
We can’ t work our way into the belovedness we long for.
How would you head into work today if you knew that everything you put effort into would succeed and satisfy? What if you could see the fruit of your labors today— not tomorrow or two years from now? Or if you could tangibly connect the work of your hands with the harvest you seek? What if you were confident, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you were doing exactly what you were called to do?
It’ s not hard to feel motivated to do work that rewards.
If showing up faithfully at work meant a promotion, and discipling your children secured good behavior, and hours spent cleaning meant lasting beauty at home, and diligent efforts in creating promised receptivity from your audience, and your responsibilities perfectly aligned with your giftings...
Wouldn’ t that be wonderful? Work would always feel satisfying, and we’ d always be motivated to give it everything we have. Because, simply put, we long to find satisfaction through what we accomplish. Here’ s the problem with that: In the very beginning, God told Adam in the garden
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