CHURCHLEADERS
The hard work of heart work is virtuous. And when it comes to hard work, we seem to go to two extremes in our culture…
- We look for a way out of it – Like, how do I get rich, quickly, with very little training, no learning curve, and in as few hours as possible?
- We let it become an idol – It becomes our source if source if identity and significance and significance. We get addicted. We become workaholics.
The fact is, hard work can be very rewarding, but it can also seem like it’s all for nothing. Even the wise King Solomon reflected this sentiment:
“But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.”
~ Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NLT)