Who do you work for?

I've recently found a new church to go to called Thrive. I was desperate for a church home to call my own and I really feel like I have found it. There isn't a Sunday that goes by that I feel like I'm part of something bigger than myself, and yet I don't feel lost in the crowd. Every Sunday I walk away with something that validates me and what I do, not to mention that I am able to walk away with a lesson for my life.

Last Sunday was no different. We are doing a series all about Work. This past Sunday our pastor, Tom, posed the question, "Who do you work for?" Hmmm... interesting question. I work for my school district and for the children I teach. I work for the parents who pay the taxes which pay my salary. I work for myself and my husband, our two dogs and that nutty feline of mine. I work so that we can have somewhere to live, food to eat, so on and so forth.

But that isn't right. According to the Bible, I work for HIM. I do everything in this life to bring Him glory and to ensure my place in his kingdom. Pastor Tom posed yet another interesting thought. "It doesn't matter if you HATE the place you work, as long as you work every day as if you work for Him."

And that made me think. I am SO BLESSED. I am so blessed to have had the foresight to choose a career that already brings Glory to Him. I've chosen a career that constantly keeps me guessing, motivated and working harder to be better. I work for Him, to bring the children of today an opportunity that they may not even know they have in from of them. Everyday, I work harder and harder, because I am doing God's work. Wow... how many people can say that they had the foresight to choose God's work even before they realized that it was their JOB to work as if they were working for HIM?

I must say... I think I shall pat myself on the back. :)