Well, it’s the start of another great week!  Let’s continue a look at a great list of Steve Job’s quotes that I stumbled upon.  When I saw these, I knew there was application that could be made for the Pastor heart, because they spoke to me.  Here’s number three…

3. Steve Jobs said: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

If you have served God for any length of time, especially if you are serving Him in a leadership/Pastoral role, then you know that you WILL NOT always love the task at hand.  Some thing will be enjoyable, some things will be stressful, and some things will be downright painful to you, but in all of that, we can maintain a joy in our work for God.

I think we in ministry have an advantage over those working solely in the business/financial/commercial workplace.  I don’t have to land the ideal job, build a dream team of co-workers, or find a dream set-up to be able to love what I do.  Rather, I love WHO I work for, and therefore love whatever I can do for Him.  I’m not saying there aren’t those days you’d rather mail it in than do a particularly dreadful task, I’m speaking to the deeper matters of the heart, like contentment and joy.

In Phillipians 4:11-12, Paul says this, “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

I hope today, that whether you’re a student, kids or lead pastor or someone that volunteers at their local church, that you discover or re-discover the joy that is available in serving the Lord.  When you serve someone you love, you never mind the work… and that will lead to you doing some GREAT WORK!

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