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The Power of a Praying Woman
myself in desperation; I could look to Him for everything I needed. I also became more discerning about the work I was doing. I no longer had to take any and every job I could get. Instead, I asked God what work He wanted me to do. I found that when I was led by the Lord in the work I did, and I committed all my work to Him for His glory, He blessed it. It was no longer drudgery. I prayed God would help me do it well, and as a result, my work soon became fruitful, successful, and ful?lling.
Everyone Has a Job to Do
It doesn’t matter if you are a stay-at-home mom, a fulltime student, a CEO of a giant corporation, a single woman who is self-supporting, a married woman running a home, a skilled career woman, a disabled person, a baby-sitter, a house sitter, a single working mom, or a volunteer at the rescue mission downtown—you have work to do. It doesn’t matter if your work is recognized by the whole world or only God sees it. It doesn’t matter if you are getting paid big bucks or receiving no ?nancial compensation whatsoever. Your work is valuable. And you want it to be blessed by God. Whatever work we do, we want to do it well and be successful. When our work is good, it gives us ful?llment. When we accomplish something worthwhile that makes life better for other people, our families, or ourselves, it gives us satisfaction. But when the work of our hands is not blessed, we are weighed down with frustration and unful?llment. The ideal woman described in the Bible is a hard worker (Proverbs 31). She buys and sells property (a real estate agent?). She plants a vineyard (a landscaper?). She makes clothing (a designer?). And she sells it (manager of a