Doing A Good Job

There’s nothing more satisfying than finishing a job and having someone say, “What a good job!”  Regardless of the area, whether in the trades or the arts, when someone performs well it brings joy to more than just themselves. 

Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings.

Proverbs 22:29

As we walk with God and follow His will for our lives, He promises to give us everything we need so this experience of doing a good job can be ours. 

It doesn’t matter if the task is something done behind the scenes, hardly noticed by anyone at all, or something that gains the attention of many.  If we do our best in every situation, God is pleased and we will experience the satisfaction of a job well done. 

Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 

2 Timothy 2:15

God has given each one of us gifts and talents that we can use to bless others and demonstrate His love and creativity.  As we get training, work hard, learn from the experience of others, and just keep practicing our trade, we will find we have more talent, and wider knowledge of what works and what doesn’t. 

The challenge for most of us is being willing to develop our talents and to keep working hard.  We don’t rise to the top of our trade in the first week or month.  We shouldn’t expect to receive top wages at the beginning of the job but be willing to prove ourselves – our ability and our work ethic – before demanding higher wages. 

We don’t have to have the talents of someone else but simply do the best with what we have been given. 

Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.  Galatians 6:4

Heavenly Father, thank you for the talents and opportunities You have brought to our lives today.  help us to give each responsibility and task our best effort, trusting that when we do, You will help us do a good job. 

Help us to let go of the need for attention and affirmation in order to do our job well.  Free us from the need to compete with others. 

Help us to remain simple to day, to ask You to guide us in what we do and say, give the tasks before us our best effort, and leave everything else with You.  Amen.

Let’s work hard, enjoy our work, and enjoy God’s pride in our job well done.  Let’s have a great day.