Having the right attitude about our work is everything! Only Jesus puts our attitude where it should be - to do our work to please HIM! We're not in it for the accolades of others. We're not in it to satisfy ourselves. We're in it to please Jesus.
The lost miss this entirely, because the first command of the Almighty is to believe in the Son. Believe enough to obey! Perfect obedience is impossible, and so the Blood of Jesus is there for that. But... have you obeyed there? Then, will you devote the rest of your life to satisfying your real LORD?