Displaying Christian Sermons by tag: working

Jentezen Franklin (November-23-2022) Daily Devotional: Handling change at work.

“To everything there is a season.” Ecc 3:1 NKJV

When change happens in the workplace, we often feel threatened. We get used to the personalities of our co-workers and bosses, and we want them to remain in place, stay the same, and require nothing more from us than what we have given in the past. Out of our desire for stability, security, and predictability, we fail to prepare for instability, uncertainty, and surprises. How ironic! If we were willing to adjust our expectations and be more realistic, we wouldn’t be so traumatized when change comes. Things can change overnight. It may be the loss of a parent, or a job, or your health. Change is the only constant in life.

And it has the potential to move you on to better things or flatten you like a steamroller. The choice is yours. “To everything there is a season.” The truth is, God is your only secure anchor in life, so if you’re wise, you will build a strong relationship with Him. Ultimately, He will never allow you to depend on anything but Him. Here is Elijah’s story: “The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning,…and he drank from the brook. And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land” (1Ki 17:6-7 NKJV). Elijah may have panicked, but God didn’t. “The word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘Arise, go to Zarephath…and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you’” (vv. 8-9 NKJV). Notice what God used to provide for Elijah: ravens, a brook, and a penniless widow. So enjoy your job, excel in it, but depend only on God!

Joyce Meyer (January-18-2021) Daily Devotional: Work Now, Play Later

We have seen that the Bible teaches us that we are to owe no man anything except to love him. When we allow debt to overwhelm us, it can bring discouragement and even depression. When Dave and I were young marrieds, we got into trouble with debt. We did it by running up our credit cards to the maximum buying things we wanted for ourselves and our children. We were making the minimum payment on the balance each month, but the interest was so high we never seemed to make any progress toward paying off what we owed. In fact, we just kept getting deeper and deeper into debt.

If you and I are ever going to get anywhere in the kingdom of God, we must learn to live by wisdom and not by our carnal desire, which is human emotion (SEE PROVERBS 3:13). The Bible teaches that Jesus has been made unto us wisdom, and that the Holy Spirit is wisdom within us (SEE 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30 AND EPHESIANS 1:17). If we will listen to the prompting of the Spirit, we will not get into trouble. But if we live by the dictates of the flesh, we are headed for destruction.

Wisdom makes the decision today it will be comfortable with tomorrow. Emotion does what feels good today and takes no thought of tomorrow. When tomorrow arrives, the wise enjoy it in peace and security, but the foolish end up in discouragement and depression. Why? Because the wise have prepared for tomorrow and are able to enjoy the fruits of their labor, while the foolish who have put pleasure first must now pay for yesterday.

It is much better to work now and play later, than to play now and worry later! It is so discouraging to go to the mailbox every day and find nothing there but bills, bills, and more bills. Eventually that discouragement leads to depression because of the pressure of not being able to see a way out. How many people are deep in depression right this moment because of overwhelming debt?

To live a disciplined life, we have to be willing to invest today so that we can reap tomorrow. To relieve the discouragement and depression that come from being in debt, we must get out of debt by becoming self-disciplined to think not of today's sacrifices but of tomorrow's rewards.

Prayer Starter: Lord, I know I haven’t always been mindful of the future. I ask You to help me operate in wisdom today and every day, so that I can enjoy a more peaceful tomorrow. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Kenneth Copeland - Sermon: Put THE BLESSING to Work.

Join Kenneth Copeland on Believer’s Voice of Victory as he shares how THE BLESSING will promote you, provide for you and make you rich enough to be a blessing to others. Learn why your race, occupation or position can’t stop the power of THE BLESSING in your life. Stop struggling to get ahead, and put THE BLESSING to work!

Steven Furtick (December-11-2018) Sermon: Worry Don’t Work. At the end of the day, worry just doesn’t work.

Matt Sorger (December 5, 2018) - Co-creating with God Part 2 - Working with God. When you decree what God says, miracles will happen all around you. You are a breakthrough waiting to happen. Your weakness doesn’t disqualify you. It keeps you dependent on God. Learn how to access God’s strength in every weakness. Click like and share with others.

Joyce Meyer  sermon Why Aren't My Prayers Working? online

On her new show, Everyday Answers, Joyce tackles questions from her audience and answers them using scripture. Check out today's question: Why Aren't My Prayers Working?