Day Thirty-Two Forty Days of Focus: Relationships

There are a large number of people who are "out of work" in our country. It might be good to think about this from a biblical perspective. Although there are certainly times when work is not possible, God created you to work and He considers it good when we use our talents to create and watch over the world He gave us. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10 says,"In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” Even if you don't make good money doing it, working is part of what God created you to do. If no one will hire you, volunteer.