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As a Christian in the marketplace, you have been
charged with the exciting but complex task of both demonstrating
professional excellence and fulfilling the Great Commission in the
specific subculture of your work. God’s practical wisdom, combined
with a submitted heart, will guarantee that nothing can prevent you
from completing your assignment and fulfilling His will!
Once we realize we are not our own, there is no limit to the number
of doors God will open for us to share His good news. Countless
times, while carrying out my normal duties, I have found myself
setting appointments to pray with coworkers, subordinates and even
bosses at lunchtime or after work. Often these prayer times bring
me face to face with the enemies of anxiety, illness, shame, guilt
and doubt in the lives of those around me. It can be exhausting
work, but we are to endure because endurance is pleasing to God.
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Jesus Christ”
– 2 Timothy 2:3.
Our “stand” against the enemy will require that we maintain a
readiness to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ (See Ephesians
6:11-19). Something as simple as a sigh or a sad look may be
God’s signal to us that another heart is open and willing to hear
about him. This means we need to be ready to present biblical
perspectives on the issues our co-workers face each day. With love,
charged with the exciting but complex task of both demonstrating
professional excellence and fulfilling the Great Commission in the
specific subculture of your work. God’s practical wisdom, combined
with a submitted heart, will guarantee that nothing can prevent you
from completing your assignment and fulfilling His will!
Once we realize we are not our own, there is no limit to the number
of doors God will open for us to share His good news. Countless
times, while carrying out my normal duties, I have found myself
setting appointments to pray with coworkers, subordinates and even
bosses at lunchtime or after work. Often these prayer times bring
me face to face with the enemies of anxiety, illness, shame, guilt
and doubt in the lives of those around me. It can be exhausting
work, but we are to endure because endurance is pleasing to God.
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Jesus Christ”
– 2 Timothy 2:3.
Our “stand” against the enemy will require that we maintain a
readiness to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ (See Ephesians
6:11-19). Something as simple as a sigh or a sad look may be
God’s signal to us that another heart is open and willing to hear
about him. This means we need to be ready to present biblical
perspectives on the issues our co-workers face each day. With love,
humility and honesty as our calling cards, we will successfully deliver a message of hope, wholeness and deliverance to the
spiritually destitute.
Of course, not everyone will be excited about hearing our message or our testimony. We may be mocked or even despised,
just as our Lord was while He walked the earth (see Isaiah 53:3). I have been rebuffed many times with a roll of the eyes or a
sharp response. While rejection may feel like a personal attack, most people are simply antagonistic to the God we serve. I
have found that if I allow God to direct my path, I can also confidently depend on Him to redeem every interaction—even those
that seem negative at the time they occur.
Jesus said in John 7:37 that anyone who was thirsty could come to Him and drink. Some people will reject our message
simply because they are not yet thirsty enough. Many unbelievers will experience a thirsty moment in the midst of a crisis. It is
up to us to be watchful and ready when those moments occur.
A friend once told me that crises in the lives of his coworkers often afford him an opportunity to share Jesus. Still, in some
instances after the crises have passed, his coworkers will return to their previous sinful behavior. In spite of this, he continues
to willingly minister to them because of his determination to labor for Christ.
Yet in all our labor, we must remember that our service comes with a reward: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at
the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up,” Galatians 6:9. God stands ready to reward us for our labor with a
great harvest: a harvest of souls swept into His Kingdom, a harvest of increased jurisdiction and responsibility at work, and a
harvest of prosperity, even in the midst of the storms. Let us remember this as we labor in seasons of sowing and planting, so
that we can rejoice with Him in seasons of harvest.
spiritually destitute.
Of course, not everyone will be excited about hearing our message or our testimony. We may be mocked or even despised,
just as our Lord was while He walked the earth (see Isaiah 53:3). I have been rebuffed many times with a roll of the eyes or a
sharp response. While rejection may feel like a personal attack, most people are simply antagonistic to the God we serve. I
have found that if I allow God to direct my path, I can also confidently depend on Him to redeem every interaction—even those
that seem negative at the time they occur.
Jesus said in John 7:37 that anyone who was thirsty could come to Him and drink. Some people will reject our message
simply because they are not yet thirsty enough. Many unbelievers will experience a thirsty moment in the midst of a crisis. It is
up to us to be watchful and ready when those moments occur.
A friend once told me that crises in the lives of his coworkers often afford him an opportunity to share Jesus. Still, in some
instances after the crises have passed, his coworkers will return to their previous sinful behavior. In spite of this, he continues
to willingly minister to them because of his determination to labor for Christ.
Yet in all our labor, we must remember that our service comes with a reward: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at
the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up,” Galatians 6:9. God stands ready to reward us for our labor with a
great harvest: a harvest of souls swept into His Kingdom, a harvest of increased jurisdiction and responsibility at work, and a
harvest of prosperity, even in the midst of the storms. Let us remember this as we labor in seasons of sowing and planting, so
that we can rejoice with Him in seasons of harvest.
Did You Miss the Opportunity to Witness?
Learning how to Seize Opportunities to Share Your Faith at Work
Learning how to Seize Opportunities to Share Your Faith at Work
Dr. Vera R. Jackson is president and CEO of a nonprofit in the Washington, D.C., area and author of Taking Jesus to Work (Chosen/Baker
Publishing Group, www.chosenbooks.com). She may be reached by email at vjackson@verajacksonassoc.com.
Publishing Group, www.chosenbooks.com). She may be reached by email at vjackson@verajacksonassoc.com.
