2. 3 Spiritual Aspects of Work 1. Work as Reflection Important Truth: God created you to be creative.

3. “…‘My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.’” (John 5:17) “…If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” (2 Thess. 3:10)

4. “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (Gen. 2:15) “…when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God.” (Ecc. 5:19)

5. 3 Spiritual Aspects of Work 2. Work as Reward Important Truth: Honest work enhances life.

6. 3 Spiritual Aspects of Work 2. Work as Reward 4 Benefits of Honest Work: 1.Meets Basic Needs 2.Develops Skills 3.Cultivates Character 4.Healthy Self-Image

7. 3 Spiritual Aspects of Work 2. Work as Reward Important Truth: Fulfillment follows faithfulness.

8. 3 Spiritual Aspects of Work 3. Work as Reverence “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30)

9. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” (Col. 3:23-24)

10. “you are a letter from Christ…written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” (2 Cor. 3:3)