iWork4Him PowerThought

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 many...

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 spou...

It's the First Day of 2021. Last year is behind us. No looking back! It's time for a fresh start. It's New Year's Day, the first day of the rest of your life. The first day of 2021. What's the best way to start fresh in 2021? How about enjoying a full day of rest? When God created Adam, his first full day on earth was a sabbath rest day. God knew that we needed rest, and after 2020, we all need re...

It's the last week of the year, and this has been a tough year for everybody. I don't know that anybody is going to look at 2020 and mourn its passing. It's time for a fresh start. It's New Year's Eve and the last day of 2020. Goodbye, 2020! A fresh start begins tomorrow! How will you begin your fresh start? Do you even know where to begin?  We can ask our friends or coworkers, bosses or employees...

It's the last week of the year, and this has been a tough year for everybody. I don't know that anybody is going to look at 2020 and mourn its passing. It's time for a fresh start. I grew up in Minnesota, where a new, beautiful snowfall covers the ground and hides the mess. But eventually, the snow melts and leaves behind the mess that was there before the snow fell. The beauty of following Jesus...

It's the last week of the year, and this has been a tough year for everybody. I don't know that anybody is going to look at 2020 and mourn its passing. It's time for a fresh start. So, what will a fresh start look like for you in 2021? Will it be getting up a little earlier and reading your Bible and spending time with God every day? Will it be a new exercise routine or new eating habits? Maybe it...

It's the last week of the year, and this has been a tough year for everybody. I don't know that anybody is going to look at 2020 and mourn its passing. It's time for a fresh start. When I became a believer, I got a fresh start. Since that day, over 40 years ago, I've gotten a lot of fresh starts. The Bible says that God's mercies are new every morning. I have taken advantage of those new mercies a...

It's Christmas Day. A day focused on the giving and receiving of gifts and recognizing the ultimate gift of Jesus. The day that you were born, your parents saw you as a gift. How are you a gift to your family today, to the parents that gave you birth? Is it with your frequent phone calls or notes dropped in the mail? Is it helping around the house with projects that they just can't do on their own...

It is Christmas Eve. This week has focused on the giving and receiving of gifts and recognizing the ultimate gift of Jesus. Are you a gift to the people you live near? Outside of work, we come in contact with a lot of people. You might be involved in a small group from church. How are you a gift to your small group? Are you a gift in the way you serve others in your community? Are you a gift in th...

It's the week of Christmas. A week focused on the giving and receiving of gifts and recognizing the ultimate gift of Jesus. Are you a gift to the people you work with? What does that look like? Is it the work you do, or how you do your work? Is it your attitude at work, or is it the excellence you demonstrate as you do your work? When your coworkers, employees, or bosses look at you, do they see y...

It's the week of Christmas. A week focused on the giving and receiving of gifts and recognizing the ultimate gift of Jesus. Are you a gift to the people you work with? We all love to get gifts, but what kind of gift do you love to give. For Martha and I, we love to give the gift of entertainment. Not a song and dance routine, but hosting people for dinner. We love to cook a meal and share our kitc...

It's the week of Christmas. A week focused on the giving and receiving of gifts and recognizing the ultimate gift of Jesus. Are you a gift to the people you work with? What is the most memorable gift you have ever received on Christmas morning? Was it a doll or a train set or a bicycle? Maybe it was memorable because of who you spent it with, like the last time you were with your grandmother or gr...

As a Christ-follower in the workplace, you are likely to mess up once in a while. What you do next is the key to helping others see the difference Jesus is making in you. Ford Taylor from Transformational Leadership has developed the 6-step Apology. We are going to cover the final step today. Up to this point, we have confessed and apologized. We have asked for forgiveness and permitted accountabi...

As a Christ-follower in the workplace, you are likely to mess up once in a while. What you do next is the key to helping others see the difference Jesus is making in you. Ford Taylor from Transformational Leadership has developed the 6-step Apology. Today is step 5. Step 5 involves accountability. You say to the person you have wronged, "I give you permission to hold me accountable for not behavin...

As a Christ-follower in the workplace, you are likely to mess up once in a while. What you do next is the key to helping others see the difference Jesus is making in you. Ford Taylor from Transformational Leadership has developed the 6-step Apology. We are going to cover step 4 today. Step 4 involves asking for forgiveness. Say, "when you can, will you forgive me?" Forgiveness is a gift to both pa...

As a Christ-follower in the workplace, you are likely to mess up once in a while. What you do next is the key to helping others see the difference Jesus is making in you. Ford Taylor from Transformational Leadership has developed the 6-step Apology. We are going to cover step 3 today. Step 3 is simply to apologize. Saying I am sorry means so much when you have hurt someone. Be careful not to say,...

As a Christ-follower in the workplace, you are likely to mess up once in a while. What you do next is the key to helping others see the difference Jesus is making in you. Ford Taylor from Transformational Leadership has developed the 6-step Apology. Step 1 is to State the Offense. "You are right. I did it"  Step two is acknowledging that you are wrong. So you say something like, " I was wrong to…o...

Hebrews 11 says By faith Abel brought an offering . What is an offering? Jesus said that while the bridegroom is with us, we want to feast, but when he is gone, then we look at fasting. We don't earn God's favor when we go without or by bringing him an offering. Faith grows when it is expressed in sacrifice, when it's not easy. When I "bring my sacrifice of praise" God is honored and my faith in H...

Hebrews 11 says By faith we understand. . . that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen . Stephen Covey says "Begin with the end in mind." Entrepreneurs start with ideas of something that doesn't exist yet, to form the foundation of what is to come.  No wonder the context of Hebrews 11:3 is "by faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command." Why do w...

Hebrews 11 says Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation , The prophet Jeremiah reminds his listeners to "Stand by the road, and look, and ask for the ancient paths" Moses, in speaking to the Israelites in Deuteronomy says, "But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart." Paul quotes this to the new Christians in Rome to then go on to say, "If you op...

Hebrews 11 says Faith. . . is the evidence of things not seen …Faith is holding on even when you can't see the answer. That's how Daniel and his friends must have felt when the King decreed that all of his senior advisors would die if no one could answer the riddle posed by the King's terrifying dream.  but The King wouldn't tell anyone what he had seen in his dream.  They had to tell him the drea...

 Hebrews 11 says Faith is the substance of things hoped for …Hope is not the absence of doubt.  We all have doubts. Faith has substance when we hold on to it despite our doubts. When Job said in his book that "Though He slay me I will hope in Him" Job is essentially saying what any of us have said when we declare, "Even if God doesn't come through in the way that I expect and am praying for, I sti...

People want to be heard and recognized, which makes listening so important. I have a tendency to listen to the first few words of someone expressing a thought or idea or feeling to me, and then I am busy contemplating a response. I often miss my chance to listen because I want so badly to be heard. I never realized that behavior was so hurtful until I got married. Martha is a great communicator an...

People want to be heard and recognized, which makes listening so important. We spend a lot of time with our co-workers—lots of time. We grow to like our co-workers, and some we even grow to love and cherish. But do the people you love know that you listen to them? Do people at work and frankly at home, know that you love them by how you demonstrate your listening skills? Listening is the most powe...

People want to be heard and recognized, which makes listening so important. When I get in my car, I put on the radio. I love to listen to talk radio. It passes the time in traffic, and I get entertained. About 15 years ago, I realized I had an addiction to noise in my car. I needed to learn to be quiet and listen to God. I committed my morning commutes to work to be my listening/praying time. No m...