We were made to find joy in producing things of value through our own creativity, effort, and ability.

“People who multitask all the time can’t filter out irrelevancy. They can’t manage a working memory. They’re chronically distracted… they’re pretty much mental wrecks.”

- Dr. Clifford Nass,(taken from Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport)

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

- Genesis 2:15

Why we MUST deal with this:

Why we MUST deal with this:1) We were made to be like God, and

God finds joy in meaningful work.

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.

- Genesis 1:31

Why we MUST deal with this:1) We were made to be like God, and

God finds joy in meaningful work.2) We have been redeemed for

meaningful work.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. ... For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

- Ephesians 2:8,10

Why we MUST deal with this:1) We were made to be like God, and

God finds joy in meaningful work.2) We have been redeemed for

meaningful work.3) We will do meaningful work in eternity.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…”

- Colossians 3:23 (ESV)

How do I work with all my heart?

How do I work with all my heart?1) Give my FULL SELF to what I am

doing.

How do I work with all my heart?1) Give my FULL SELF to what I am

doing.2) Set my life to a rhythm.

How do I work with all my heart?1) Give my FULL SELF to what I am

doing.2) Set my life to a rhythm.3) Take great risks and do hard things.