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Christopher Wren, who designed Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, one of the world’s most beautiful buildings. Wrote about the reactions of construction workers who were asked what they were doing. Those workers who were bored and tired responded by saying, I’m laying bricks or I’m carrying stones. But one worker, who was mixing cement, he smiled cheerfully and enthusiastically about his work. Asked what he was doing, he replied, I’m building a magnificent cathedral. Surveys have found that most people hate their work. They don’t look forward to going to work. Instead, they are bored with it and weary of it. They dream of winning the state lottery so they can never have to work another day in their lives. God didn’t create us to be bored and unfulfilled by our work. He created us to serve him in everything we do, including our work. Work in scripture is another word for worship. God wants us to enjoy our work because our work, so brings glory to God. It’s one way we worship God. Paul wrote that we should be happy in our work because we are not working for men, but for God. In another place, he wrote in 1 Corinthians 10. Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. If you look at your work merely as something to do to make a few bucks and survive, you won’t be happy at all in your work. On the other hand, if you decide to glorify God in your work, you will not only be happy as you work, but God will meet all of your needs as well. You do that today. God bless you, Captain Ken Chapman.