Honest Work

I come from a long line of good, honest, hard-working folks. Now, some people may wonder what happened to me but that is my lineage. If you study through my lineage, you won't find any doctors or professors or politicians but you will find a long procession of good, honest people.

There is nothing wrong with working hard and trying to make a life. It really isn't about making a living; it's about making a life. Some people complain about having to work or for having to work hard or they play the "if" game - "if I had made this decision instead of that," or "if I had pursued this instead of that." But, why not appreciate what you have and be thankful for the ability and opportunity to make a honest living?

Today's word is 1 Thessalonians 4:11, NIV, which reads, "...make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you."

The reason so many people seem discontented with what they have and with what they do is because of the first part of the verse - "lead a quiet life and mind your own business." It is when we start to reflect on what everyone else has and what we lack that we stop appreciating what we have. If we would concentrate on what we have and what it affords us, we may find ourselves satisfied.

Then, we need to work. Again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with good, honest work. I don't know about others but I like to earn it. As long as GOD keeps me healthy and able, I don't want someone to give it to me - I want to earn it. Working for something makes us appreciate it more, as we reflect on the effort put forth to acquire it. There is nothing wrong with good, honest work. Nothing.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T