Recent surveys indicate unprecedented dissatisfaction with work.
As many as 80 percent of employees at any given time are looking for a new job.
Why? Maybe they need more money, or perhaps they don't like the location, their coworkers, or their bosses.
For most, however, the discontent isn't a matter of location or benefits. It is a matter of meaning. If we don't find meaning in our jobs, we find motivation difficult.
Lack of motivation gets us behind in our work, which leads to stress, which leads to less motivation. It's a vicious cycle.
God created work.
Somehow, we got the impression that it's a result of Adam and Eve's sin, but God had the couple tending the Garden of Eden long before they were tempted and cast out. Work became more difficult, but work had already been ordained.
God means for his people to be productive and to enjoy the fruits of their labor. He wants us to be...