What will you do of significance with the 80-or-so years you have? When we’re young we have all the time in the world. And once we realize that isn’t true, we never have enough left to do anything with it.
When a sculptor completes his work in clay, he prepares to make a mold of the piece so he can recreate it. He’ll have to do something to his artistic work to make this happen, and that is to cut it apart.
Edward McKendree Bounds (1835 – 1913) was an attorney, author and Methodist minister. He is most known for authoring nine books on the subject of prayer. Bounds is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on prayer.
Jesus never came to earth for such a purpose. When we attempt to drop Jesus into our company culture, with its capitalistic purpose and various hierarchies and processes, we are usurping the very Godhood of Christ.
Whether you view your work as simply a way to provide for your household or a means to live out your passions, is really up to you. In the Bible we see both types of people and we read instruction that endorses both directions in life and work.
We tend to think of temptation as an outside force—the devil, for instance—enticing us to do wrong. Are the temptations we face daily to do wrong prepared and delivered to us by God?