The more I experience God’s grace and providence, the more I understand that idleness is a sin and its own punishment.
To excuse oneself from striving to do the best just because the present conditions do not match one’s desires is like robbing oneself of greater opportunities ahead. So, working hard could also be a way of glorifying God.
The Lord taught me to be content with what I have in the present but not to become at ease that I become idle. Far from it!
I also learned that everything has a season and that nothing lasts unless you will yourself to be in a rut.
And so, I labor daily, finding every opportunity to do good to others at work. Doing good work also means doing exceptional work to become a blessing to my employers and building a good track record to help my future self reap the benefits of the character I create today.
Yet, man’s might only bring one up until it doesn’t anymore. And in the things I don’t have control over, I trust that the Lord reigns over them and has the power to bring life even in the driest lands.
In places I never thought I could receive fruit from my labor, God provided what I needed by opening doors of opportunities I am made myself for. Surely, if I did work on myself to be ready for the opportunity, and instead become idle just because, I wouldn’t enjoy the blessings of all my travails.
I’m sure the opportunity found me because I prepared myself for it. At the same time, I did not allow bitterness to take root in my heart while in the waiting. Instead, I did everything I could to become better than I did the last.
And God worked on the rest.
jessa 