iWork4Him PowerThought

Do you want God to unlock His purpose for you in your work? As you execute the first 4 steps of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant: Praying for, serving, befriending, and praying  with  others, remember your work behavior is important. The  final step  of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant is to be someone of excellence in your work. Be the best and brightest example of a worker in your workplace position ....

Does God care for the people you work with?  Of course, He does.   In step 4 of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant, look for opportunities to pray with others .    When you continually work alongside the same people, you know their typical manners and facial expressions. When you notice someone having an off day, ask them, "How are you doing?" when they  say  "I'm Fine," keep asking,  " No  really, how...

Do you want to see your workplace as a mission field? In step 3 of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant, we encourage you to befriend your co-workers or employees outside of the office. Why? Our work relationships are work focused and can be shallow. When you build friendships on your own turf, outside of work, real relationships develop. When you let someone into your world, it breaks down walls. Breaki...

Do you want to see your workplace transformed and have God unlock His purpose for you in your work? Step two of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant helps transform your workplace mindset into a mission-focused workplace ministry mindset. Start looking for ways to serve your co-workers, bosses, and/or employees outside your job requirements. Why?  Anyone can  do a job that meets expectations, but how man...

Do you want to see your workplace transformed and have God unlock His purpose for you in your work? I thought so. Step one of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant is the most powerful step you can take at work to transform your workplace and your heart. Prayer  -  Start  praying for those you work alongside every day. Pray for your co-workers, bosses, and employees by name. You can even pray for their sp...

1 Corinthians 6:19 says, " do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is IN YOU, whom you have received from God? " Whoa! Think about that for a moment: the Holy Spirit… the very presence of God… lives INSIDE of our bodies! How crazy is THAT! The God of the universe has taken up residence inside of us, where He not only guides us as a wise counselor but also intercedes on...

Why is it that the grass always looks greener on the other side?  Well, in today's world  it's  because the grass  probably has  a photo filter on it! Did you know that the average person spends  two and a half hours   scrolling through social media per  day ?!   That's  more time than it takes to workout, make dinner, and clean the house!  This constant access to the edited highlights of our frie...

What's  the difference between believing IN God and trusting God? A San Antonio business owner got to find out, when he had to choose between going to work on Wall Street as a fat cat, or listen to God, and chose  what's  best for his family .   In Matthew  6:33  God  advises us to "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."  In the mid...

Chuck Proudfit -- founder of the ministry  At Work on Purpose  -- told us on a recent show, "to start thinking like a journalist..." What does that mean?  And what exactly do journalists do? Well, they  find  where the story is, and then they join it! And like journalists, we, as Christ-followers,  have the opportunity to  find what God is doing and join him! Ephesians 2:10 in the Message Translat...

When I graduated from high school, I had  my life all planned  out. For years I had felt God calling me into ministry, so naturally I planned to attend Seminary…. But then God asked me to take a right turn in my vocation - He asked me to go into business. At the time I  didn't  understand how I could feel called to ministry AND the marketplace, but today I can look back and see that all those year...

It's  day two of the new year. Have you prepared yourself for shifting your mindset from thank God  it's  Friday to thank God  it's  Monday.  You've  been given a lifetime on this planet to experience God, surrender to Jesus and to be a blessing to those around you wherever you may go. This race is not a sprint. It is a marathon.  As you enter 2026 set your sights on next December 31 with one goal...

Welcome to the New Year .  2026 is fresh, barely a few hours  old  and you have a chance to set a new high standard for the way you live out your faith in your work. The way you allow your faith to  impact  everyone around you. Ask the Holy Spirit to renew  a right  spirit in you today  And  do that every day as you celebrate 2026 and see the difference it makes in your attitudes and actions. Happ...

New Year's Eve is a time for realignment, reconsideration, and recommitment to the faith you proclaim every Sunday and  attempt  to live out Monday through Saturday.  What is one thing you would like to see God do through and in you in 2026 ?  May the year 2026 be the year where your breakout faith meets the needs of those God surrounds you with at work and at home. Happy New Year.  

I f  you are like me, there are likely a few things that happened in 2025 that you would like to forget. Things that were a burden to you, failures you  experienced  and things that  felt  out of your control. These are in the past now. In Christ there is no living in shame or regret. There is only today. Yesterday  is  a learning experience, today is  a prep  for tomorrow. Release the troubles of...

As we face the ending of another year, it is always good for our soul to look back and see all that God did for us, with us and through us, especially as we lived out our faith at work. In the Old Testament they stacked stones to remind them of God's awesome power and delivery. Take time to stack some memory stones for 2025. Remember and share all that Our Heavenly Father has done so you are ready...

Merry Christmas. Have you ever thought about your work as a gift?  Not just being grateful that you have a job/career/business and that  it in  itself is a gift, but what about the work that you  do.  Can that be a gift too?  It's  hard to imagine  somedays  but we  impact  somebody every day with our work. It may be a customer or an employee of the company you work with or an owner/stockholder. A...

Merry Christmas. One of Jim's  f avorite   iWork4Him sayings is this "As a Jesus Follower, everything about you should be changing and everyone around you should be benefiting from your faith whether they believe in Jesus or not, that's the kingdom." Jesus Said you are the Light of the World, a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. This Christmas practice  b eing   a light to everyone who is shrou...

Merry Christmas! As you wrap up all the gifts you are giving this year, let us challenge you.  Perhaps this year you can find a way to wrap up Love and Joy and Peace.   Perhaps you  can find a way to send a card with Patience,  Kindness  and Goodness written in a note.  Maybe even  at your Workplace Christmas party you can display Gentleness,  Faithfulness  and Self Control.  These are the gifts t...

Merry Christmas, one of the things Jim and I say all the time on the iWork4Him Podcast is  Jesus came to restore all things, All the things that were lost in the garden when Adam and Eve turned their backs on our Father. Because of Jesus we can see our Physical, Spiritual and Emotional Health redeemed and restored. No Christmas Present can do all that. You are a gift to everyone around you as you...

Merry Christmas from Martha and I, so often Christmas is  distracting  and we get off focus on what t he whole se ason of celebration is about. God came in His physical presence to transform our world and our thinking. Just like Adam and Eve walked regularly in the garden in the cool of the day, Jesus came so that we can walk with Him by our side in the ordinary of every day. Think about it, Our G...

Every year, people are elected to the local boards of education in your area .   How many of them are believers ?   Less than 10% .   Getting on the local school Board of Education does not require a degree; it requires a willingness and obedience to a call from God .   As believers, we have walked away from the public school system for far too long, and it is time to take a stand and get involved...

Christ-following Principals, Vice Principals, Guidance Counselors, and office staff within the public school system serve in a massive mission field .   So many in their profession have been misguided and deceived to believe that God has no place in the public schools and that in fact, He does not exist .   The religion taught in our public schools today is humanism – a religion as old as Noah .  ...

We often think of missionaries as people who have graduated from college or seminary and being sent off overseas .   I define the word missionary as someone who is a follower of Jesus who has been sent into a field of people who are lost and hopeless and need to meet Jesus .   The public school system is such a mission field .   Our students who know and love Jesus are the missionaries sent behind...

I know that many of you have been told that  in order to  serve as a missionary, you need to go overseas .   No way .   The mission field of the public school system is monstrous .   Teachers who enter the classroom every day serve as missionaries and representatives of God at every education level in America .   This mission field is under attack .   And  it's  been under attack for over 60 years...

What's  the definition of a mission field ?   It is a place where lost and hopeless people live and work .   The public school system is one massive mission field .   Some incredible believers are teachers, aids, and administrators throughout the public school system, but we need more .   God and the Bible have been weaseled out of every corner of our education system .   But take heart: those of...