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I remember I had a job for a while as a teenager, folding and unfolding chairs for church. It wasn\u2019t done with a lot of happiness. In fact, I resented it. It wasn\u2019t for pay. My mother had offered my services and the tedious labor was joyless.<\/p>\n

That is until I had a sage older man pull me aside, and he patiently told me that what I was doing was allowing people a chance to hear God. \u201cYou are doing a good thing here. You are helping people change their lives.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Suddenly, I had a better understanding.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, we need to understand how we fit into the big picture. If you are faithfully working on a project , a good boss will tell you how your labor helps the mission. None of us wants to labor for nothing. None of us wants to waste our time.<\/p>\n

We all need to understand our purpose. If we don\u2019t have one,\u00a0despair\u00a0 frustration and disappointment can easily set in.<\/p>\n

We need to connect the dots with our labor to a reason.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

GE recently produced a series of videos, featuring their own employees, that connect the worker to the work to the vision of the company. In one video, at the GE Aviation<\/a> Plant in Durham, NC, employees, one after another, repeat the core mission with eagerness, \u201cwe build jet engines.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

They talk about why they love their jobs. \u201cTo design and create the next great thing takes a lot of courage,<\/i>\u201d said one employee. \u201cYou wrap it up and send out the door, and you know that somewhere out there this machine you made is serving an even bigger purpose,<\/i>\u201d gushed another.<\/p>\n

GE sent these plant employees to Boeing Field<\/a> in Seattle<\/a>, to watch the fruits of their labor lift off in a jet\u2019s first flight. The video romanticizes building engines, and the cynic might want to see a companion video of all the employees who don\u2019t like their job. But to see these people, loving what they are doing, makes me want to fly.<\/p>\n

To watch the video, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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So, do you know your purpose? What about those who are under you \u2014 at church, at home, in organizations, at work. Do they know? What have you done to help?\"Enhanced<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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