iWork4Him PowerThought

This week, in collaboration with www.followerofOne.org, we are celebrating the act of going on a marketplace mission trip to your workplace. We recognize that our workplace is our mission field assigned by God. Day Four of our marketplace missions trip is focused on learning to Pray with others when you notice they are having a rough day. We spend time with these same people every day. We know when they are in a good mood, a foul mood, or just plain bummed. So the next time you notice someone, just not themselves. Ask them, "How are you doing?" and say, "Really, I want to know." Then, sit back and listen. Hear from their hearts and ask, "Can I pray about that with you right now?" When someone is hurting, they will rarely say no. Start looking for ways to pray with people today, and join us on our upcoming iWork4Him Marketplace missions trip.

This week, in collaboration with www.followerofOne.org, we are celebrating the act of going on a marketplace mission trip to your workplace. We recognize that our workplace is our mission field assigned by God. Day Three of our marketplace mission trip is focused on learning to befriend those we work alongside by getting to know them outside of work. Sometimes, that may look like having coffee together before or after work, inviting someone from work over for dinner, or going out to dinner with your coworkers. Spending time with those you work with will deepen your friendship and allow you to live out Jesus in front of them. Workplace friendships can be shallow and meaningless. Take them to the next level by befriending those you work alongside. Invite somebody to dinner sometime soon and join us on our upcoming iWork4Him Marketplace missions trip.

This week, in collaboration with www.followerofOne.org, we are celebrating the act of going on a marketplace mission trip to your workplace. We recognize that our workplace is our mission field assigned by God. Day two of our marketplace missions trip is focused on learning to Serve those we work alongside over and above what we are required to do. That may look like helping somebody on their project before you finish yours. It may look like working past closing time in order to help somebody finish the cleaning up at the end of the day. It may look like picking up the phone when it's really busy, even though that's not your job. Jesus did such a great job serving all of those around him. It's his example we follow in our workplace. Practice serving those around you and join us on our upcoming iWork4Him Marketplace mission trip.

This week, in collaboration with www.followerofOne.org, we are celebrating the act of going on a marketplace mission trip to your workplace. We recognize that our workplace is our mission field assigned by God. Day one of our marketplace mission trip focuses on learning to pray for those around you by name daily. When you pray for people your heart changes. When you pray for people, you often see them in a different light. When you commit to praying for those that you work alongside every day, it will change your workplace into a mission field. Who are you praying for? Your bosses, your employees, your coworkers, your vendors, and even your customers. Who do you interact with most each day? Pray for them and join us on our upcoming iWork4Him Marketplace missions trip.

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip. But how much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field? We need to prepare our openness to God's leading as we work. All day long, decisions need to be made. You will also be presented with opportunities for conversations. How often do you stop before you make that decision and say, "God, what do you want me to do here?" How often do you stop before talking with someone and say, " God, what do you want me to say here?" Too often at work, we are so busy checking things off our to-do list that we miss the opportunities to involve God in our daily work. Prepare yourself today to be directed by God in all that you decide and in all your conversations.

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip. But how much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field? We need to prepare our strength daily. I'm not sure who said it first, but whoever said it was right. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Exercise isn't a bad idea either. If you never get to eat a decent breakfast and never get a chance to exercise, how can your strength be prepared for your workplace ministry? We need to be ready to battle the enemy who wants to keep the lost souls of our workplace neighbors entrapped in eternal damnation. We need to be at the top of our game every day. We must eat right, grow strong, and keep our face to the Son and our feet on the rock. Are you at your full strength today?

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip. But how much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field? We need to prepare our souls daily as we get ready for work. What does that mean? So often, our souls have been hurt and damaged by the people we work with and the people we live with. Preparing our souls means forgiving those who have sinned against us. Remember, forgiving isn't for them it's for you. If you don't forgive others, your soul will never be prepared for your workplace mission field. Do you have people at work that you need to forgive? If our souls are not prepared through forgiving others who have hurt us, we will not be able to prepare others for the soul repairing that Jesus can do for them. Is your soul prepared today?

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip. How much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field? We need to prepare our minds daily as we get ready for work. What does that mean? Spending time in God's word, prayer, journaling, and just plain quiet time. If we jump out of bed, get ready for work, and take off down the driveway, our minds will be filled with furious thoughts about everything we want to accomplish in the day. If we prepare our minds, we will focus on the people we work with and how we need to love on them and pray for them. If you don't prepare your mind, your workplace mission field is in danger today. If you do prepare your mind, those people you work with, they're in danger of meeting Jesus.

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip. But how much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field? We need to prepare our hearts daily as we get ready for work. What does that mean? It means confessing our sins to our heavenly Father before our day starts. Confessing just means agreeing with God for what He already knows about our attitudes and actions. So often we carry negative attitudes and actions towards those we work with because of frustrations at our jobs. Our hearts need to be prepared with love for those in our workplaces. Whether that be our bosses, our vendors, our customers, or fellow employees, our hearts need to be ready to hear the voice of God and respond lovingly to those around us. Have you prepared your heart for today?

It shouldn't surprise us. Our God, who is a God of order, design, and truth, knows what our priorities should look like. The number five priority should be our hobbies and volunteer work. God, Spouse, Kids, Work – they all come first. When your church volunteering gets in the way of family, spouse, and even work time, everyone gets disgruntled. If your volunteer work causes you to neglect your kids or spouse, that's upside down. When something attacks the fabric of society (Marriage and Family), it is out of line with God's original intent. After a week of evaluating your priorities, did you find things in order or out of order? Submit your priorities to God and He will lead you out of the mess. But you have to let Go and Let God—time for the weekend. Celebrate God and Family and put everything else aside.