Learning to Love Work

Generally speaking, I am a pretty lazy person; I'll admit it. I don't do nearly as much as I should around the house and if there is anything in this world that I down right hate, it is homework. As a kid, my parents definitely enstilled a hard work ethic in me but I lost a little bit of it somewhere along the way. If I set my mind to it, I am a very hard worker but sometimes it takes me awhile to get there. It's something I need to work on and I am striving to be better.

Last year was my sophmore year and let's just say that it was less than I hoped it would be for a number of reasons. I had one hard class and the rest were pretty easy. For about half the year, I really liked having a light load (that would be my lazy nature showing through). But as the year progressed I started disliking my classes more and more and by the end I was more ready for summer than I ever have been.

All through summer I complained how it was a bad year because of drama and things that happend and because I didn't get along with my teachers, etc, etc.

My junior year has just begun and I am already realizing that this year is going to be challenging and the work load will far surpass that of last year's. But suprisingly, I like that. I love my classes and am very excited to dive in to the school year.

Once I became aware of this, something hit me. Last year was not bad because of drama or any teacher, but because I wasn't pushing and challenging myself or learning to love hard work. Instead I found myself slacking off and enjoying it.

I once heard my teacher give a talk about work and I will never forget what I learned from it. Work was not a product of the fall. It was not something that came as a punishment from God after Adam and Eve sinned in the garden. It is a blessing. We are to love work and strive to do our best for His glory!

So, I am slowly learning to love work more each day.

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58