There's a lot of criticism of workplace environments lately, and I think there's a lot of valid questions being asked about the nature of work and how we interact with our work environments. Work should be a two-way street, where the employee offers time and gifts to the workplace, and the employer offers compensation and fulfillment to the employee. When that balance gets out of whack, one way or the other, things fall apart, because there's a lack of mutual trust.
When we think about church, we often think about what we give, in terms of time and money, and it's important to think about what God wants to give you. Jesus longs for our joy to be full. Jesus doesn't just want us to be happy and be at peace, although he wants that for us, but a fullness of joy that pervades, that has depth, that lasts, now and forever. That's what God wants to give us. What could we give back? We give everything back, with joy, knowing that God is giving us even more than we could possibly give.
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