How do we make disciples of every coworker, customer, and vendor, especially when our jobs seem redundant, boring, stressful, or frustrating? I believe that to carry out the great commission IN our workplace, we have to resolve to change WHO we work for. Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” When we realize that ultimately, it’s not our bosses or their bosses or their bosses that we work for, but that we work for God, it changes everything.

I love to watch movies, and there are so many favorites it’s hard to pick just one. That said, I do have an all-time favorite line from the movie The Italian Job. In the film, a couple of characters are having a conversation, and one of them asks, “how are you doing?” And the other answers, “I’m fine.” The first one responds, “Really? Freaked out,insecure, neurotic, and emotional? How are you really doing?”

Relationships give us a platform to speak about truth, share our experiences, and witness about Christ. And there is almost no one you spend more time with than the people you work with. So many people joke about having a “work family” and a “home family,” but the truth isn’t that far off. Since we spend an average of 72 hours a week sleeping and 50 hours a week working, that only leaves 40 hours a week with our families at home. That means you spend more time at work than you do at home, including Saturdays and Sundays.

Every step of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant is important, but today I want to talk to you about step three. Step three is the perfect tenet to execute during the summertime. Step three puts our money where our mouth is. It puts our faith into action outside of the office. Step three goes like this: “Look for ways to befriend your coworkers, employees, and bosses outside of work where you can develop a real relationship.” Step three is the place where you get to share your life, and in sharing your life, you are sharing God the giver of life.

About 10 years ago Martha decided that if we wanted to live in a loving neighborhood, we needed to be loving. I am challenging you to realize that the people in your neighborhood need to meet Jesus too.

As I turn 52 and lean into my 53rd year, I pause to reflect on the incredible life I have lived and the impact that Jesus has had on me. My heart really started to radically transform when I gave the Lord the first hour of every day.

Did you ever go to church camp when you were a kid? What’s the value in summer church camp? Camp gives kids the chance to see other people living out their faith, connecting their faith and their work.

My parents took us on the Family Vacation of a lifetime the Summer of 1971. We spent 3 weeks on the road with 5 of us. It doesn’t matter how much the trip cost my parents, what mattered was that the trip was spent together as a family.

A marriage prepper is someone who is preparing their marriage for any and everything that could come against it. A a marriage prepper is ready because their marriage is steeped in prayer and bible study, with Christ at the center. We need to be marriage preppers!

Jesus loved people openly, even those who would appear to be enemies.  Jesus was approachable and a friend.  Each of us can develop that kind of relationships in our workplace.