{"id":634,"date":"2008-11-19T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/from-drudgery-to-delight\/"},"modified":"2008-11-19T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T03:21:00","slug":"from-drudgery-to-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/from-drudgery-to-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"From drudgery to delight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to be another long day.\u201d
\u201cCan\u2019t hardly wait till Friday.\u201d
\u201cThis place is really getting on my nerves.\u201d<\/em>\n

Heard these words lately? Maybe they\u2019re coming from the next cubicle, or the guy on the dock, or the guy running the buffer. Maybe these words are even coming from your mouth.<\/p>\n

In many ways, what we say becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. If you proclaim it\u2019s going to be a long week, it\u2019s probably will be. If you say your boss is a \u201ctyrant,\u201d he\u2019ll often be especially rude to you that day. If you claim your co-worker gets on your nerves, no doubt, today will be the day for him to spend all day making strange groaning sounds.<\/p>\n

Is there a way change our destiny by adopting a different language? We don\u2019t believe in speaking things into being, as we don\u2019t have the creative power. But we need to look things from a different spatial consideration. Don\u2019t like at things in a strictly horizontal human sense. Look at things vertically, in a God-view way.<\/p>\n

Moving from drudgery to delight<\/strong><\/em> in your daily duties is part of our high calling \u2014 something sets you apart as a Red Letter Believer and gives glory to His name.<\/p><\/div>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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