{"id":515,"date":"2009-11-05T17:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T00:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/more-than-a-j-o-b\/"},"modified":"2009-11-05T17:53:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T00:53:00","slug":"more-than-a-j-o-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/more-than-a-j-o-b\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a J.O.B."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The venerable and wise Chuck Colson has a great column, called \u201cMore than a Job<\/a>.\u201d He says this:<\/p>\n

\u201cThese days, when many jobs are becoming iffy or non-existent, Americans are very sensitive to the importance of having and keeping a job, no matter what. But if all we see in our job is a way of making a living, and perhaps finding a small measure of satisfaction, we\u2019ve missed the main point of how our job fits into the total scheme of the work we\u2019ve been given to do. Jobs are important \u2013 more than we may at first recognize.<\/p>\n

Because where do those skills come from? And the resources to bend those skills toward goods and services, and the wherewithal to pay for those skills thus applied? Where does the fluid and flow of the economy come from, but from the hand of God?<\/p>\n

Every job is a gift of God.\u201d \n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Colson\u2019s take is that a job is just more than something we should enjoy. A job is more than\u00a0just a means to put a roof over our head. <\/p>\n

But calling your work a \u201cGift\u201d might be a stretch. Or is it?\u00a0 Comment here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the whole article\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Judy for the suggestion for this post<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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