God@Work - Wisdom

In making wise choices we are encouraged to seek the wisdom of God.


Wisdom has to do with becoming skillful in (Ken Costa):

•  honouring our parents and raising our children  
• handling our money and conducting our sexual lives
• going to work and exercising leadership
• using words well and treating friends kindly
• eating and drinking healthily
• cultivating emotions within ourselves and attitudes towards others that make for peace.

Through reading the bible regularly and meditating on God's truth , we build up reservoirs of wisdom and form a biblical world view.

God@Work - Making Tough Decisions

Try apply this biblical framework when making decisions:

The 4 step process:
1. Scripture 
2. Reason
3. Conscience
4. Consequences


Test your integrity - does the decision align with your values?


The 5 steps for making WISE decisions:
1. Listen to the question
2. Make the complex simple
3. Follow the wisdom of God
4. Consider the consequences
5. Implement the strategy

God@Work - Integrity

Integrity is when your actions match your words, when you behave consistently and are the same person at work, at church and in the workplace.

How many times has your spouse or loved ones said to you "Why can't you be with me like you are with the people at work ...... Why can't you treat me like you treat your work colleagues........... You're such a nice guy at work ....."

In times like these we lack integrity in the eyes of those most important to us.

Take time to take stock of your own integrity.

Some helpful tips on how to do this:

1. Scripture: align your life, your behaviour and your thinking with God's word.

2. Reason: talk about it with someone who knows you well and who you trust. Ask them if they see inconsistencies.

3. Conscience: "that kind of silent clamour of truth ringing inside". Become aware of the guiding of the Holy Spirit. Pray about it.

4. Consequences: Think about the effects of your integrity or lack thereof on others. 

By becoming aware of and aligning these four aspects you will build greater integrity.

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Some quotes from the God at Work book.

God is interested in every aspect of my life.

We cannot, and were never intended by God the creator, to take exit visas from the world to escape its pressures.

Our talents, money, time and resources are all God's gift to us and should be used well.

The hand of fruitfulness needs the glove of faithfulness in order to grasp the opportunities that we are given.

Behind the suits live vulnerable people in need of affirmation and support.

Learning to love our neighbour, surely the hallmark of the Christian faith, is tested each day in the fire of the workplace.

In John 17, Jesus outlines this inherent tension, saying that his followers are in the world but not of the world. By this, he means that although we aim to operate by the values of the kingdom of God, geographically we are located in the workplaces of the world.

The willingness to criticize the world and its inspirations at every opportunity has caused an imbalance in our attitude to the world.

Jesus wanted people to understand reality.

Our first rule of engagement with the world is therefore to try understand its aspirations and desires and to embrace its goodness.

We need a biblical world view if we are to live meaningful lives in the world.

Our understanding is improved when we become involved in discussion and dialogue with those who do not share Christian assumptions of life. By understanding where they are we can begin to help shift the basis of their world view away from fruitless search for meaning, "chasing after the wind", or the deficient solutions offered by the world.

Looking forward to God@Work on Thursday night - sharing what has God revealed to us about us at our work-stations.

Is your work-station your worship-station?

Last night we met together to start the God At Work Course. Let's say that it promises to be a challenging, revealing and fruitful journey.

Enlightening was that the Hebrew word for 'work' (avodah) is the same word for 'worship'.
So when we meet next Thursday we will share our experience of work as worship - and in particular - how did it go at our WORSHIP STATIONS.

LETS INTENTIONALLY MAKE OUR WORK-STATIONS OUR WORSHIP-STATIONS.

The challenge for this week is to ask God to help you discern what he may be saying about your purpose in your current work situation.

A reminder of our prayer for the week ahead:

Father, we thank you for the example you set for us in our own work.
Thank you that you have a purpose for EACH OF US AT WORK.

We pray that this week, while we are at work, you would use each of us as an effective tool for the advancement of your Kingdom. We ask that you would send your Holy Spirit to guide and to inspire each one of us in what we do.

In Jesus' name, Amen

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