{"id":406,"date":"2010-08-27T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/hiding-your-treasure-at-work\/"},"modified":"2010-08-27T07:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T13:02:00","slug":"hiding-your-treasure-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/hiding-your-treasure-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiding Your Treasure at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

(I was honored to have the following\u00a0article recently published by my friend Brad at <\/span><\/em>Marketplace Christianity<\/span><\/em><\/a>. The blog has a great ministry focus and Brad\u2019s outlook is unique. Check his blog out <\/span><\/em>here<\/span><\/em><\/a> and\u00a0visit often!)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

My dresser is probably not unlike yours. It has drawers on two sides, every one of them packed full of clothing.<\/p>\n

I have a drawer for my socks, another for my shorts and another for my pants. Shirts and underwear have their own places. Everything has its place, so when I need to, I can go to the drawer and pull out what I require.<\/p>\n

In life, I have similar drawers that I open, depending on my need. I have a drawer for family. I open it up, talk to the kids, spend time with my wife, and be a family man. It can close when I open another drawer, such as the recreation one. That\u2019s the one with my golf clubs or fly rod. It\u2019s the drawer I open when I watch a baseball game or go to a concert.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0have a work drawer. When I open this up, I get serious. Customers depend on me. My boss is counting on me. My coworkers need me. I have projects to complete, paperwork to fill out and reports to review.<\/p>\n

And then I have the faith drawer. I open this on Sunday morning as I head to church. It\u2019s a nice drawer, but it sometimes gets closed all too quickly, especially if someone else tries to look in it. If I\u2019m honest, I rarely open it the rest of the week. Crowded by commitments to the other drawers, I keep it closed.<\/p>\n

To further compound the problem, I often only open one drawer at a time, especially when it comes to work. I\u2019ve been conditioned by peer pressure, court actions, and company policy to keep my faith conveniently tucked away. I\u2019ve been told to have a \u201cpersonal faith,\u201d and to keep it that way. \u201cReligion and politics\u201d are two subjects that are off-limits.<\/p>\n

But the quandary isn\u2019t just talking about it. It\u2019s living it. The truth is that I hardly even think about my faith at work, what God wants me to do, or how to reach my coworker. Ever.<\/p>\n

Jesus spoke about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13:44<\/a>, likening it to a treasure \u201chidden in a field.\u201d A man discovered this treasure, and then decided to bury it in a hole and hide it again. What was he afraid of?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just like me. I have a great treasure, but I keep it hidden in tidy compartments. My organization of my life is admirable, but my application of my faith is inadequate.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I think it\u2019s time to dump all the drawers out and start over.<\/p>\n

How about you? Care to comment<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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