A consequence

I am going back to work today after taking the last eleven days off. It has been a fun time off with my wife and children. We have had some fun, completed a couple of projects, traveled a little, visited loved ones, and really just enjoyed our time together. However, it is time to get back to the job that allows us to take time off and enjoy each other's company.

I have been very blessed to have the job I have. I like what I do. I love the people I work with. It is a true saying, especially for me, that those you work with are like family. I see those good folks more of my awake hours than anyone else, and they have certainly become like family. Plus, I am to do my best to provide for my family; GOD has created me to do just that.

Today's word is Proverbs 14:23, NIV, which reads, "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty."

Hard work has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people. To me, it simply means doing what you have to do even when you don't necessarily want to do it. We have all seen the profits of working hard: making an "A" on a test we studied for, completing a long anticipated task, earning a particular piece of paper or position. We have all seen the fruits of our labors, and the rewards of hard work.

There is also an opposite reaction for those that talk about working but don't - it leads to poverty. Now, maybe you won't be "dirt poor", but, you won't have the fulfillment that you desire. It is only when we put our very best effort forward that we will receive the reward, the fulfillment of our toil. So, as we begin this new year, as I am headed back to work after some time off, I want to remember that there is a profit to working hard - and, a consequence for not.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T