Businesses spend billions of dollars each year trying to make us dissatisfied. If they are to be believed, we are just one acquisition or vacation or car away from total bliss! But, once our credit cards, garages, and houses are brimming with purchases, we arrive at the disheartening reality that such pursuits inevitably lead to dissatisfaction.
Scripture continually emphasizes that the greatest pleasures often come from the simplest activities. We are continually being persuaded to long for the spectacular when it is often in the simple pleasures of life that we find contentment. The truth is that a simple meal, with enough to eat and drink, (along with loving companions) can bring great pleasure. Surprisingly, perhaps, Scripture also asserts that life can bring great pleasure to the one who “enjoys good” from his work.
For many people, their job is merely a means to earn a living and to pay their bills. But oh what joy is available to those who are accomplishing good from their labor. Work with purpose and labor that achieves good, blesses the soul. Achieving good with our life brings far more satisfaction than accumulating additional possessions! How do you currently feel about your work?