Von
Puritan Board Sophomore
When someone asks me "Do you enjoy your work?", I find it a really hard question to answer for the following reasons:
- I like holiday more than work. I like weekends more than work. I like church more than work. I like spending time with my family and friends more than I like spending time with colleagues. So in comparison - no, I don't like work more than these.
- Do I like my work more than other occupations? I would say yes, but then again, I am not trained for any other occupations, so I can't imagine doing anything else.
- Work was given before the curse in Genesis 3, but the futility of work is still part of the curse. If part of work is linked to the curse, then which part are we supposed to like?
- As I understand it Christ came to (please bear with my theological ignorance....) lift the curse completely, but only partially in this life. Is there a redemption of work involved in this?
- If the answer is to work for the glory of God, how do we PRACTICALLY do this?