May the mumbling commence!
We are made in the image of God. Part of being made in the image of God is being a creative being. We are made to work and to create. We are not meant to be idle.
As we work and create to glorify God and edify our brothers and sisters, we meditate on the words of God that are etched on our hearts. We etch God’s Word on our hearts by all of our spiritual practices – Scripture reading, prayer, meditation, fasting and fellowship.
When we combine work with being, we become solid witnesses to those around us. Even as we work to support ourselves, we work to build community. Though in ways we are independent, we are equally dependent upon one another (Interdependence). And we are totally dependent upon God.
These are the lessons Paul sought to teach the people of Thessalonica in First Thessalonians chapter four. Read it below (NIV):
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. (Verses 11-12)
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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