Four Ways to Love Your Job
So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?I’ve been there, and I know. Work is a gift from God. Eccl. 3:22
By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain
I had about fifteen years to go as a high school English teacher before I could retire. I was forty, and chances were, I could die before retirement.
Still I trudged into school chanting to myself, “I hate this job.”
Changing careers wasn’t possible–I’d lose too much. Plus, as I’ve told so many people, I lack imagination. I can’t imagine being anything other than a teacher (unless it is a best selling novelist–do check out The Poison We Drink due out Dec. 1).
One day, the proverbial light bulb clicked on in my head, and I discovered how to love my job.
Four Ways To Love Your Job:
- Tell yourself you love it. As I walked into school, I apologized to God for the “lie” I was about to tell. I said, “I love this job.” Every time I groaned about it, I repeated my thanksgiving. It didn’t take long before I loved going to work.
- Tell yourself about the benefits it produces. In my case, the benefits were obvious. Students learned, graduated when on to college and careers. Aside from the educational value, I often spoke into the emotional and personal lives of my charges. For your job, do you produce a service? Do you help others? Do you like life more enjoyable? Each job carries a special fulfillment.
- Tell yourself the benefits it gives you. Do you get health benefits? Fellowship? A salary? Do you like it? I do stained glass because I love it. Look for the personal benefits you obtain through your work.
- If all else fails, look for a job that gives you at least one point of satisfaction. Life is short, too short to hate the gift God gave you before the fall from grace.
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