Mystery.Heart.Hope

Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.  work: to function or operate according to plan or design  A few weeks ago, our minister reminded us God created people for work. When He placed Adam and Eve in the garden, he directed them to take care of the animals and plants. God didn’t randomly plop plants, animals, and people into the garden. He did everything with intention and purpose. I grew up in a home where we all worked. We had a garden to tend, yard to mow, house to clean, clothes to wash, plus jobs away from home. No matter what job we had, our parents expected us to do our best.  As an adult, I babysat little ones while I reared my own children, then I worked in libraries and education for many years. Now I’m witnessing our kids and grandkids in the workforce. Thankfully, they...