iWork4Him PowerThought

Some things in life are more challenging than others. Like finances. And even more challenging: How do we glorify God with our finances ?  If you think you've mastered your finances, there's a next step, a better way to glorify God with them. To transform the money we make from working for the Lord, and seeing that it is invested in Kingdom building. It's called Biblically Responsible Investing an...

Are you a leader in your organization? If so, what are you doing to care for your team members? Your employees ?  Are you ignoring the big stresses in their lives? If you are, it could be costing you in a big way. For example: The divorce of a $60,000 a year employee will cost $86,000 in lost productivity .  There are legal, low cost remedies to helping your employees get the help they need to cal...

At work, sometimes we walk away from a meeting or conversation and think to ourselves "Boy, that person sure needs some fixing." But , in reality, if we took a moment, and thought more carefully about it, maybe even looked a little deeper, we may just see what needs to be fixed is US , not them. Leaders know this. They know that the organization is a reflection of WHO they are and WHO they are bei...

How do you measure your work success ?  We're referring to eternal success in your work .  One way is to ask yourself :  Is my workplace better off because of having me work there ?  Have I changed it for the better ?  Would my co-workers say that I am a blessing to work with ?  A roofing business owner in Florida told us he takes an inventory every year, looks back at the year to see what benefit...

Is God building another testimony for you, through your workplace? Often, hard times come in our work, and we're called to respond as a Christ-follower. Not react with fear, self-pity, anger, resentment or push-back. But with a keen sense and trust that God is sovereign in our work. That He may have brought something to an end, for His Glory, not our punishment .  So how about YOU? .... Are YOU go...

I wonder how much of our life is lived from a place of " taking ". Not consciously, but just getting up and living our life, as we go to work and just delve in. I've found my unconscious self is pretty selfish . If I don't pray first, submit in obedience, my day, my hands, my mouth, eyes and ears, to serve all those I come in contact with , I'll just spend all day at work taking what I need and wa...

Kathy Branzell , President of the National Day of Prayer says: there's the idea that when I work, I work, but when I pray, God works .  So how about YOU? Are you working, when you should be praying ?  Are you starting work first, before you pray? Are you taking God's place for the results by over-working ?  There's a beautiful balance we can obtain between work and prayer. We can choose to pray fi...

Are there ROCKS in YOUR schedule? ROCKS are IMMOVABLE commitments. Those priorities that are unchangeable .  As a working Christ-follower, what are some of YOUR ROCKS? Here are some of mine: Time with the Lord. Family commitments. And anything I have given my word to, to be there .  Is WORK one of YOUR ROCKS? If it is, maybe it's time to look at that rock, and decrease its size, or the amount of s...

As Christians everything about us should be changing. When we were born again, it wasn't just a one-time event. We are to be changing daily…remember the word " sanctified "? We are being " set apart " to be dedicated to God's use .  And to that end, we're to be changing and growing more Christ-like every day, to be conformed to His image. So how about you? Would those you work with say you're a be...

As we start our work week, let's remind ourselves of our calling to our work and God's plan for our work. Declare this now as you head to work today, walk to your office, or sit down to do your devotions. … "My workplace is my mission field, a place of full-time ministry… My workplace ministry manual is my Bible. …My calling to my workplace is not a second-class calling…. I dedicate my workplace a...

We all have a calling, have you heard this before? Some of us get called to the pulpit and some to the foreign mission field but most of us get called to our cubicles, construction sites, care facilities or whatever your job site may be. Your Workplace, It's your mission field and in that mission field, you and me, we may be the only Jesus our co-workers, employees and bosses may ever meet. That J...

Ahhh rebellion. Its' the sickness of youth but perhaps, there's still some rebellion in our hearts as adults .  Is there some ONE or some THING that you're rebelling against at work?... You may be doing it unknowingly… "under the table"… undermining, backbiting, using sarcasm or pushing against another's ideas or leadership in subtle ways. Romans 13:1 and 2 is clear: Everyone must submit to govern...

After a conversation with Dr. Emerson Eggerichs , of Love & Respect, I'm rethinking the way I go about being a peace-keeper . Here's what he said: Sometimes, as peace keepers we hedge on the truth, or just lie, to keep the peace . .... So let's apply that to our workplace. Are you unknowingly hedging on speaking the truth in work situations, to keep the peace? How can you know? You'll probably hav...

Mutual respect. It's when two people show respect for each other. .... Respect is defined as the process of honoring someone by exhibiting care, concern, or consideration for their needs or feelings .  This should be a HALLMARK of us as Christ followers. And even more apparent at work, with our colleagues. To respect them as co -laborers AND as fellow sons and daughters of God. .... Author Dina Dw...

Heard this the other day: The principles never change, but the methods always do .  What a solid management philosophy this makes for us Christ followers. Principles are defined as:  fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for a system of beliefs . Our biblical core beliefs are the basis of who we are and what we do. And that applies to how we work, lead and manage . But the methods, those...

Is God leading your work? How do you get the point where you can say YES, He is .  Here're a couple of ideas to get you started. First, read a book or listen to faith at work podcasts that introduce you to the concept of working for the Lord. Second, pray and ask God to show you how and where He is at work in your work today. Three, take a faith at work devotional and put it on your desk. Before y...

When people around you at work succeed, do you find yourself happy for them or feeling bad for yourself? It can be easy to compare our career path to someone else's and come out feeling like we missed our chance at moving up - but the truth is that everyone's journey will look different. Galatians 6:4 says, " Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job w...

If you're someone who watches or reads the news, then you know that there are a lot of bad things going on in the world today. From pandemics and civil wars to inflation and genocides, there is no shortage of darkness in the twenty-first century. How does all this sorrow and hardship affect your life? How about your work? Do you take it with you to the office? Do you chat with your co-workers abou...

Do you ever feel like a hamster on a wheel - stuck in a monotonous, repetitive, and unfulfilling pattern of going to work, eating, sleeping, and paying bills? When every day feels the same it can be difficult to live with a sense of significance… but here's some good news: our significance is not determined by our position or plans but by God working out His plans through our current position. Psa...

Wisdom. It's defined as knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action. Wisdom goes beyond KNOWING what is right and into DOING what is right. God calls us to be wise in everything that we do – constantly seeking out what is true and right in his eyes and then acting on it. James 3:17 says, " The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to re...

Do you  ever   find  yourself scrolling through social media and feeling bad about yourself or your life? Or how about, looking over at your coworker and wondering why they got the promotion you feel you should have had? Sound familiar? Comparison is an ugly emotion… one that Mark Twain calls " the death of joy." When Simon Peter, one of Jesus's closest disciples, was told that he would be martyre...

Mary Magdalene stood outside the empty tomb crying. She thought that someone had stolen the body of Jesus, the only thing she had left of him. But Jesus himself – very much alive – said from behind her, "Woman, why are you weeping? … I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Have you ever been in a position like Mary's - mourning the loss of a friend, family member, job...

Have you ever felt like your life is an endless cycle of waking up, going to work, making dinner, paying bills, and then going back to work again? King Solomon could relate. Even though he was an extremely wealthy and successful ruler, he still struggled with feeling like everything in life was meaningless, a striving after the wind. But God gave Solomon supernatural wisdom, and after some conside...

Our country is more divided today than in almost any other time in history. All you have to do is turn on the television or log in to social media, to be bombarded by anger, hatred, accusations, and arguments. Everyone has an opinion and they are all shouting to be heard! But as Followers of Christ, we are called to live differently. We are called to be counter-cultural . In Ephesians 4:1-3 the Ap...

If you have a job, chances are you have a job description - you know, that piece of paper that lists out what duties you are responsible for performing at work. Take a moment to consider your performance at work over the last 6 months. Are you meeting the requirements of your job description or are you exceeding them? Do you do the bare minimum or do you look for ways to improve your workplace? Ar...