If you’re like me, you may find yourself focusing on only one thing at a time (ask my wife, it drives her nuts). When this comes to work, it is very difficult for me to focus on the spiritual aspects of how my work is glorifying Christ.

I have no problems looking backward or forward and doing this, but there are periods when for days straight, especially when working arduous schedules that many of us do, the only thing my mind is focused on is the object of my work. This can become quiet troublesome at times.

When I was at seminary, my work was the study of God’s Word, and it resonated in my mind constantly since that was where my focus was at. Now, with the exception of morning quiet times, my focus must be on the work at hand. How then does a Christian who thirsts for God become quenched? In fact, the danger always poses itself that we begin to feed on the work itself for that sense of purpose.

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