YOU MUST WORK

We must understand that God wants us to work. After God created man, He gave him work to do in the Garden of Eden. Gen.2:15. Man’s responsibility was to dress and keep the garden. Work is a gift of God which has three major impacts in life:

1.       Work is a gift of God to you personally because it enables you to discover and use your dormant abilities.

2.       Work is a gift of God to your family because it serves as a means of income to your family. If you will not work, you will not be paid and your family will not benefit.

3.       Work is a means of benefit to others around you. The work you do meets someone’s need directly or indirectly.

Work is a commandment! It is what God has commanded man to do. 2Thess.3:10. When you are idle or not working, you are only being disobedient.

Examples from the Bible

• God worked, and on the seventh day, He rested. Gen.2:3
• Jesus said “..my father worked hitherto…and myself, I worked..” John 5:17
• The Holy Spirit in you is also working.
• The Patriarchs worked; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Even, our father in the Lord, Bishop David Oyedepo works as a good example to us. You must work when you have the energy and strength. The night time is for men to sleep and relax; eating from the labour of their daytime. When you are young and you fail to work, you will definitely work when you are old. Lam.3:27. God is against idleness! Matt.20:1-8. (He hired workers at all hours). Even as a student, you can work and make money. Also, house wives can work and make extra income at home.

Work begins in your mind. When your mind is empty, your hand will be empty. (Neh.4:6). Engage your mind in productive thinking, and also engage your hands. There should be no vacuum in your life.

WHY MUST YOU WORK?

1. It is a commandment from God. 2Thess.3:10.
2. There is dignity in labour. Bishop Oyedepo said “It is your work that determines your worth.”
3. It guarantees good health. Eccl.10:18
4. It commands wealth or prosperity. Prov.10:4. God has nothing to bless if you don’t work. Ps.1:3. The prosperity of your work gives birth to your prosperity.
5. The sleep of a labouring man is sweet. Eccl.5:12. If you must sleep well, work hard in the day.

HOW TO SECURE A JOB

1. Destroy your pride. Pride is overestimation of yourself. Humble yourself to work. Prov.14:23, Eccl.9:10.
2. Don’t wait for job, create job. It is not a must that you work for somebody, you can establish yours. Remember, if you wait, you will waste! Matt.25:14
3. Be willing to start small. Rome was not built in a day. Start small and work on it. Zech4:10, Job8:7.
4. Vow not to be a burden. Don’t be a dependant or a parasite. Stop making yourself a welfare candidate. Learn to take responsibility for your life.
5. Leave your house, latest by 8a.m for work.