A Life Well Lived - at work

Intro

A Life well lived is first and foremost a life lived for christ

As Brian talked about last week in 1 john

1 John 2:3–6 ESV

3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

I think the first and most important thing is a life well lived is a life lived for christ

Everything must flow out from that

Everything we do in a life well lived is with this lense what does jesus say what does the bible say about this

As Jesse talked about we must first love God and abide in him and seek wisdom

So with this back drop lets start getting into some individual particulars and talk about how a biblical worldview how biblical wisdom can teach us how to live a life well lived

This week we will talk about something that will consume our lives in on way or another

Work

1/3 of our life will be at work over 90,000 hours at work

But most of our life will be work

It is our purpose we are supposed to work to strive toward something

This is God’s Design God’s plan

Is for us to work

Ever since the fall we have been destined to work

Read Genesis 3: 17-19

Genesis 3:17–19 ESV

17 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

From this moment God says in pain you shall eat of the ground

Thorns and thistles will get int he way

by your sweat you will eat bread

Things will no longer be easy

In Genesis 1 we see that God had given all thing to adam and eve to have dominion over

They could eat of anything in the garden

It was all provided and it was good

After the fall

After this point the rules change

Because of your disobedience the rules changed

You will now need to strive after to toil in order to survive

You must work now

So work is something we all must do to survive

Work is more than just a job

We the bible talks about work it is always more than just a job

Work is the sweat and toil we must put in to survive

So the Bible says we must work ok so how then should we work

We should work diligently

Look at Proverbs 6:6-11

Proverbs 6:6–11 ESV

6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

I love this proverb

Maybe to much because I