Rest has always been a part of God’s plan for us. In a nation of overworked and tired out people many of us need to relearn God’s intentions for rest, value rest as God does for us, and make room for rest in our lives. That’s what this message is about.

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In this message we’ll remember a simple fact about Jesus that can have a profound effect on how we look at our work. This truth calls us to a decision that can have far-reaching consequences on our work, career, and Christian life. Hopefully it is a decision you’ve already made, but if not, one that you’ll make right away.

As a follower of Jesus I want to influence every place I am for Him, including work. That is a challenge. Can I take God to work and if so, how? That is what we’ll discuss in this message.

We’ve learned that we were designed by God for work and that work produces many benefits for us and others. But how much work is enough work? This is a very real question since statistics tell us over 66% of American workers don’t feel they have work-life balance.

In this message we’ll share some truths that apply to this question, look for a Biblical perspective on this issue, and then list four steps to take if we feel we need better work-life balance.

Does God have any directions for how we are to work? We know he wants us to work, designed us to work, and we’ve learned why we need to work, but does it matter how we work?

We’ll discover he does, and we’ll find four answers to that question in this message, Working God’s Way.

Last week we discovered (or rediscovered) that God and work go together. God is a worker and he designed us to be workers as well. This week we’ll expand on that second point as we discover what the Bible says about you and I and work. We’ll do this under two headings: 1. You and I need work, and 2. You and I need a Biblical perspective on work.

Most of us will spend 90,000-100,000 hours working at a job. What does God think of work? Is work part of his plan? If so, what priority it should have? How much should i give to my job? How do I handle a difficult supervisor or co-worker? Am I in the right job?

These and other questions come up whenever Christians have serious discussions about work.

In the next few messages we’ll take up the subject of God at work and try to answer some of these questions. This week we’ll lay a foundation by asserting three things about God and work: (1) God and work go together, (2) Work is part of God’s plan for our life, and (3) All of life (including work) is to be one integrated whole.