My younger daughter was tasked with folding laundry, but she seemed unenthusiastic. When I encouraged her to continue, she complained of leg pain. I persisted, and she eventually finished. Amazingly, her pain disappeared afterwards. I said with a smile, “So, your leg’s fine now? Learn to enjoy work.”
Friend, learn to enjoy work. Work is not a curse. It is a blessing (Deuteronomy 28:12). Your attitude to work is a reflection of your placement in life and destiny. If you hate work, you would miss destiny. Opportunities often come dressed as work. If you boycot the work, you would miss the opportunity (Psalm 78:70-72).
You must always remember that laziness in an area of your life would often spill to other areas (Proverbs 22:13). If you are too lazy to do your laundry, you would be too lazy to pray. You would also be too lazy to attend to your clients and push your business to the next level. You would even be a misfit for ministry (Luke 2:49).
God does not call lazy people into ministry (1 Corinthians 15:10). If you have not passed the test of diligence and commitment in secular things, you would not be effective in sacred things. You don’t step into ministry or church work because you cannot cope with the demands of secular work (Acts 9:1-6).
Ministry is work (Ephesians 4:12). Ministry work is more demanding than secular work. One of the ways to train yourself for effectiveness in ministry is to give your best in your secular work (Ecclesiastes 9:10). All the people that Jesus called were met at their places of business. Jesus is still calling busy people today (Amos 7:14-15).
Learn to enjoy your work. Let your diligence inspire someone (1 Timothy 4:12-15). As a teacher, be an inspiration with the way you teach. As a pastor, don’t posture as though ministry is a curse on your life. As a wife, keep the home in such a way that your children are inspired. Lazy people don’t stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29, 31:28).
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria