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Mark Gilroy September 1, 2014

Work and the Rhythm of Life

Sometimes life feels like work, work, work!

So what is the deal on our attitudes toward work? Work is a wonderful blessing? A necessary evil? Why all the ambiguity?

Most of us assume it’s a good thing to have a job. After topping 9% most of 2009-11, unemployment has dropped to 6.2% as of this month. That’s good, right?”

But “according to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace: 2010-2012 report, employee engagement levels remain stagnant among U.S. workers. By the end of 2012, as the U.S. inched toward a modest economic recovery, only 30% of American workers were engaged, or involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their workplace.” (Gallup Business Journal, June 11, 2013.)

So jobs are a good thing – just not 70% of them – or 70% of us are mismatched in some way.

Not everyone is sold on joining the workforce in the first place. Katie Morison of MSN News points out, “For those on welfare and other aid from the government in many U.S. states, getting back into the work force doesn’t always make much sense financially. In fact, welfare and other government benefits pay more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states and in 13 states, the payout is more than $15 an hour, according to a new study from libertarian think tank The Cato Institute. The study found that the assistance — defined in the study as including government benefits such as food stamps, housing assistance and other programs — pays more than a first-year teacher’s salary in 11 states, the starting salary for a secretary in 39 states and an entry-level job as a computer programmer in three states.”

So if you can make more money not working than working, isn’t not working a smart decision or should we work for work’s sake?

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God’s Help for Your Every Need: 101 Life-Changing Prayers

God's Help for Your Every Need written by Mark Gilroy

101 Life-Changing Prayers

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

—Hebrews 4:16 NKJV

Prayer is much more than the words you say to God. Prayer goes back to the beginning of time, to the Garden of Eden, where God walked and talked with Adam and Eve daily, making it crystal clear for all of us to understand and see, He desires fellowship with us.

Prayer is God’s invitation for us to enter into his presence with confidence, not timidity. It is his invitation to us to speak our hurts and needs and worries. Prayer is God’s antidote to the toxins of fear, cynicism, skepticism, and self-centeredness. Prayer is the wonderful opportunity for us to grow in faith and attitude as we express our love, gratitude, and praise to God. Prayer is the place to find forgiveness and begin repentance as we confess our sins to God.

You have been given a tremendous gift, rooted in God’s desire to spend time with you. It is called prayer. Respond to this gracious invitation to experience more fully the peace, joy, purpose, wisdom, and power of knowing God.

PURCHASE

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INSIDE THE BOOK

God’s Help for Your Every Need is divided into six sections – they are listed below with samples of the prayer topics. Click on highlighted topics to read samples that have been shared on blogs.

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