“I love my job”

These expressions are pretty rare in our modern landscape.

Instead, in the break rooms, in the hallways, in the kitchen and at the timeclock, there is angst, frustration and resignation. Love and work seem to be polar opposites.

Those that do expression admiration for their employment are met with ridicule or regarded as shameless stooges sold out to the man.

What makes a job worth loving?

The first principle: Get your chain of command straight

Paul, the New Testament tentmaker, tells us this:
“Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily as for the Lord and not for men.”

Our employer should be the beneficiary of an amazing work ethic. We don’t just work to make your boss happy. We don’t just work for a paycheck. We work “as unto the Lord” and there is no higher standard.

The jobs I’ve loved the best also coincide with the times in my life when I was walking closest with my God, leaving my selfish pettiness behind and striving forward for His Kingdom.