Laboring for the Lord

This weekend I had the privilege of having brunch with my agent and some of her other clients, all Christian writers, and several well-known. We were a mixed bag: some wrote non-fiction how-tos; others, devotionals; still others wrote various genres of fiction. But what we all had in common was a desired to serve the Lord, a desire to use our skills for His kingdom.

It was a great time of fellowship, and while we talked amongst ourselves about writing and the publishing world, marketing and contracts, we actually spent more time talking about laboring for the Lord, about how He was opening the doors of service for each of us. One writer talked about her ministry to military wives and how she traveled around and spoke to these wives about Jesus, already resulting in hundreds coming to the Lord. Another writer spoke of her ministry to widows. For another, it was about getting people healthy and whole through nutrition. Servanthood was the main issue here.

And I think that’s the important issue for any Christian no matter his/her profession. We are all servants of the Most High. All called into different fields, given different talents and different marching orders, but all co-laborers in His vineyard. And each job is important.

I think sometimes it’s easy to forget that. In our day-to-day struggles our job can sometimes feel small, tiresome and even unrewarding. At those times we must remember the bigger picture; that we are fulfilling God’s plan and purpose for our lives. And at those times it would be prudent to recalled Ephesians 2:10 that states, “For we are His workmanship. Created in Jesus Christ unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” And then there’s 1Corinthians15:58 (Amplified) “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm, steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord, knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile, it is never wasted or to no purpose.”

Until next time,

Sylvia