I'm
reminded that we spend our young adulthood learning the skills of a trade or
profession. Then we learn how to apply these skills. In the mid-life years some
people stop learning by getting stuck in stagnation, followed by death of
enthusiasm for their work.
Listen to words from Jesus' parable of
the four soils. A farmer went out to sow his seeds, some fell on rocky places
where it did not have much soil. Plants sprang up quickly for the soil was
shallow, but when the sun came up the plants withered because they had no
roots.
God
intended for all people to work as a means of creating a productive life. Meaning
and purpose can be experienced when work is viewed as God's gift to us. Failure
to do so may result in stagnation and self-absorption. You can avoid these negatives by sharing with others what you've
learned at work, in the community, and in the world. This is the pathway for
becoming unhooked from self-absorption. We are nurtured and refreshed by the
power and strength that comes only from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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