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Work
Meaning, monotony and being overlooked.
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Work · 35 sec read
Reflection
Being passed over stings, but it doesn't erase the value of the work itself, or of doing it well regardless of who's noticing.
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Working well isn't about who's watching — it never was.
Colossians 3:23New Testament"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord."
Work · 40 sec read
Reflection
Meaningful, unglamorous work is one of the oldest good things there is — tending to what's in front of you has always counted as real.
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Tending what's in front of you has always counted as real work.
Genesis 2:15Old Testament"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it."
Work · 45 sec read
Reflection
A title or a role describes what you do. It was never meant to be the full measure of who you are.
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What you do for work was never the whole measure of who you are.
Proverbs 14:23Old Testament"All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty."
Work · 50 sec read
Reflection
Work that never gets applauded is still work. What actually accumulates over time is what's done, not what's noticed.
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What you actually do adds up, whether or not anyone claps for it.
Ecclesiastes 3:22Old Testament"There is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work."
Work · 55 sec read
Reflection
Somewhere along the way, enjoying your work can start to feel almost suspicious, like it means you're not working hard enough. It doesn't. Satisfaction in a job well done is allowed.
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Enjoying the work you do isn't a sign you're not working hard enough.
Ephesians 6:7New Testament"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people."
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