Heigh, Ho! Heigh Ho! With JOY to Work We Go!

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Drink it in and be ready for the work that faces you today!

            “Heigh, ho! Heigh ho! It’s off to work we go!”  You remember the song that the seven dwarfs sang in the Disney classic, Snow White.  Somehow, I don’t think most of us head off to work with a song in our hearts every morning.  Is it because we’re working with the wrong attitude?

            Work is certainly not a bad thing….on the contrary.  An honest day’s work should bring fulfillment and a sense of accomplishment.  If, however, we do our work with a negative attitude, complaining all day long about what we have to do, we bring dishonor to ourselves, our boss and our God.

            Colossians 3:23 tells us "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men."  Did you get that?  Christian brothers and sisters, could it be that we don’t enjoy our work because we not doing it with a heart for the Lord?  Instead of complaining….even if it’s only in our thoughts…let’s determine to make some changes.

Here are five tips that will help us to find JOY as we work:

1.      Thank God for the health and opportunity to work.

2.      Try to see His joy in the little things throughout the day.

3.      Ask God to use you to be a blessing to someone.

4.      Smile…regardless of how rotten the day may seem!

5.      Do everything as “unto the Lord”.

             Let's not be too busy complaining about work that we miss out on the opportunities God is giving us to share His JOY with others!