Have you ever known someone who always complains about work? Not their job, but work in general. Have you ever seen good hearted people consistently prevent those they're helping from work because they end up doing it for them? Have you ever known someone who is just completely lazy and does everything they can to get out of work?
Well I've definitely known a person or two like that, but as a follower of Jesus I must remember that work is not a curse. God always intended that we work. In Genesis before the Fall ever occurred, Adam had a purpose; a job. It was only after the Fall that work became toilsome.
Today I had the pleasure of dropping and picking up our second mother at The Restoration House for her first day of work at her new job. She has only had a job one month out of her life and that was more than six months ago. Her new job is at a local kids consignment shop where you spend the whole day on your feet sorting clothes and putting things into its proper place.
You should have seen her incredibly joyous smile when I picked her after seven hours of being on her feet with nothing to drink or nothing to eat (by her own choice). She loved it. She felt needed and that she was able to provide for herself and her daughter. Don't get me wrong, its not the job she wants forever but she finds a new sense of dignity and worth in the work.
Now that is the way God intended it to be!!!
1 comment:
That is awesome!! It is a great feeling to be able to do for others and do for yourself as well. I'm sure this is just a stepping stone for her to have that attitude is awesome.
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