Work Hard for the Lord

Col. 3:22-25

22 Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

• How fearful are you about your job?
  
• What would mere eye-service look like where you work?
• What would working for the Lord, not men, look like at your job?
• How often are you aware that you are working for Jesus and not your employer?
• What reward do you expect from your employer? How long will it last?
• What reward do you expect from Jesus? How long will it last?
• Why is the passage about doing wrong follow working for the Lord?

Harold's Musings:
Most of my worries are work related. I'm not really afraid of losing my job or anything like that. I'm afraid of not doing a good job or at least the best I can. Too often I think I work for myself, not Jesus. I am more concerned about how I think I did on a project than how Jesus thinks I did. Perhaps I am the "people" I am trying to please. It is so easy to lose sight of the presence of Jesus in my day-to-day stuff. Michael said in his comment yesterday: Worry is easy, prayer is hard. I don't find prayer so hard when I remember the presence of God. I do find that to be harder than it should be. Maybe that is why He says we are to seek Him.