What were you created to do? This question is posed by people of all ages, from the child in elementary school to the 45 year old who has been in the workforce for years. God has divinely created us in such a way that we flourish when we combine those inherent gifts and the needs of our society

Our culture today fosters the desire inside of us to idolize our occupation. We gain our identity through the significance that we attach to our occupation. The question is will we lay down our idols associated with our occupation and learn to receive our significance through the only one truly worthy of our worship, Jesus.

Our culture has a tendency to assign higher levels of dignity to certain jobs over others.  The career of an executive is generally held in higher esteem than that of someone in a position of service.  The truth is, all work is sacred before God.

In creation, God established the template for work.  We are commanded to glorify Him in our works, and to take rest in praising Him.