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Wisdom from Proverbs - Anatomy of Work - Observing Spiritual and Physical Rest
Today, we wrap up our week of looking to the book of Proverbs for wisdom in regard to the subject of "work." At the beginning of the week, we talked briefly about "rest" the counterpart of "work" and said we would come back to it today. It seems that there are two major struggles people have with work: getting started and getting stopped...
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Someone has said, "integrity has no need of rules." It has also been said, "It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it." And then there is this quote, "One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." If there was ever a word that captures the heartbeat of what it means to be a Christian, it is the word integrity...
Read MoreDownload PDFWisdom from Proverbs - Anatomy of Work - Taking the Long View
The "now generation" term was coined sometime after World War II in the midst of an unparalleled age of prosperity that began and continues on even now. It is a term that captures a dynamic that no one in our present culture can escape entirely. The following statements are attempts to grasp and address this dynamic: We live in a culture of instant gratification versus investment in activities with rewards accruing over time or in the long term...
Read MoreDownload PDFWisdom from Proverbs - Anatomy of Work - Being an Obstacle Overcomer
Today we consider aspect # 2 of work: "Be an obstacle overcomer." There are so many things about "work" that the Proverbs above speak to. To comment on all of it would be too much. Please read through the Proverbs and write down things that stand out to you. Someone has said, "The bumps are what we climb on"...
Read MoreDownload PDFWisdom from Proverbs - Anatomy of Work - Planning Your Work
Today we consider aspect # 1 of work: "Plan your work." There are so many things about "work" that the Proverbs above speak to. To comment on all of it would be too much. Please read through the Proverbs and write down things that stand out to you. What is the one thing that resonates the most with you?...
Read MoreDownload PDFWisdom from Proverbs - Anatomy of Work - Pursuing Occupational Fitness
Here we are in the third week of looking to the book of Proverbs for the wisdom we need for life. Our first week was all about "start-up wisdom"... Last week the area of life addressed by the book of Proverbs was our "relationships" with others. This week the area of life to be addressed by the book of Proverbs is "work"...
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