Sunday Thought 49

We all need balance in life. This includes work. There are times we need to work long hours, to put the overtime in. There are also times we need to take a break, go on a vacation. Throughout our working life, we need to apply the right priorities to our time, balancing work and family.

We need to work hard, put in an honest day’s labor. But we also need to spend time with family, and find time to rest. As a pastor, I spend a lot of time with individuals nearing the end of their lives. As we talk, they will mention work, but most of their memories and mostly want they want to talk about is their families and the memories of their family activities. No one has ever told me that they wished they would have worked more. But many do wish they would have spent more time with family.

“Six days you shall labor and do all your work.”  Exodus 20:9

“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men.” Colossians 3:23