The Working Believer

Please follow me on LinkedIn to see my latest Article: 4 ways to stay sharp in a dull world If the ax is dull, and the edge unsharpened, more strength is required in the swing. Ecclesiastes 10:10

Sad thought: applying Biblical Truth in the workplace has become so abnormal that when a Christian encounters a Working Believer, and witnesses the application of scripture through the day-to-day...it is Revolutionary. Colossians 3:17 - Represent the Lord with Thankfulness through whatever you do. Colossians 3:22 - Work for those who oversee you with sincerity of heart Colossians 3:23-24 - Do your work heartily as for the Lord rather than for men; it is Christ whom you serve Colossians 4:1 - Managers, treat your direct reports with Justice and Fairness The Bible is simple. The Truth is plain. We do not lack understanding.... ...what we lack is application.

The views are always better from the peaks of the mountain, but that is not where the journey takes place. True, once we arrive to the summit, our breath is robbed by the expanse of creation that lay before us, but there is also so much more to the victory of a mountaintop. What was the journey like? How dark did the valleys get? Were there any caves that had you hemmed in, feeling like you were trapped? Any large boulders or other obstacles that demanded you to go over, under, around, or through them? What about rivers? Were there any rapids that tested your metal, chilled you to the bones with its cold, or dashed you on the rocks? The struggles we go through to get to the mountains crest only add to its beauty when we finally arrive. We may stand with arms outstretched in victory, or we may collapse in a combination of exhaustion and satisfaction of completing the climb and getting to take in the sight that our blood, sweat, and tears have bought us. Regardless, through the ...

All we need is Christ. A magnificent fact about the Gospel-centered life is that it is gloriously simple: “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians‬ ‭2:6-7 In order to live above the events, situations, and circumstances of our lives, we must seek and find our lives in Christ alone. In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. In Him we are made complete, lacking in nothing. Let us not be taken captive by philosophies, human traditions, or elementary principles. Let us be consumed by Christ, and Him alone. The Gospel is simple. Let’s keep it simple. Finish out the foundation of our faith by reading Colossians 2:9-15.

Count your blessings, name them one by one! Trials are going to happen. Jesus promised us that “in this world, [we] will have trouble”. It’s inevitable. Why, however, are we so quick to remember and wallow in our difficulties? We remember ever wrong word, deed, or action toward us, and hold grudges over the silliest things. We chisel these wrongs the walls of our stone hearts and grace or forgiveness is never applied: whether personally or toward others. Why do we not stay busy remembering the blessings of our lives? We have such wonderful things for which we can give thanks, and most of them are temporal: family, friends, home, jobs, etc. We ought to be thankful for these things, but even these are subject to change. We also have many things for which we can give thanks that are unchanging! Our Heavenly Father, Christ Himself, the Holy Spirit within, His Word, our Salvation and Forgiveness, mercies every morning, grace, and so on. When we spend our time remembering those things, ...

Just because life may be hard does not make God any less Good. I fall victim to this way of thinking from time to time. “Why are things so hard? Have I done something wrong? Why won’t God give me this thing?” Sadly, all too often our faith in God is too conditional on our material or physical circumstances. Those who are financially well off, or thriving in their health, are confident, but wherein is that confidence rooted? In Psalm 73, the writer observed the “good” of those who did not have the Lord... Verse 19: “How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!” As we follow after, and live for Christ, we are not promised any specific material, physical, or financial comfort. In fact, more often than not, we are warned by Christ that we will struggle, face hardships, or carry great burdens. As we seek the Lord in our Day to Day life, we must strive to keep Him first and foremost in our lives, in our hearts, thoughts, priorities, and most prized possession; mor...

As is perception, so is reality. If our walk with the Lord is base, self-serving, and elementary, we will only be truly impressed by amazing feats of God’s moving and intervening in our lives. However, if we have learned to walk, daily leaning on Christ, panting for Him as the deer pants for water, dependent on Him, and rooted in Him like a tree by the water...we will see the wonder and splendor of God, His Working and Will, in all areas of our lives. Being a Christian is not a whirlwind adventure; it is a life, plain and simple, but lived to abundance with joy overflowing, mercies new every morning, grace sufficient for the need, and peace that passes comprehension. Once the scales have fallen from your eyes and your see God as He intended - by Him, through Him, and for Him - you will never want to go back. Knowing is a gift. Knowing is a burden. But with this burden of understanding come the greatest blessing: by Him we are made Complete. In light of that...let’s live to the hil...