Written by Dynamis Ministries | October 16, 2025
Good work is a fruit of a healthy spiritual life. Whether we work in a job, as a full-time student, as a stay-at-home parent, as a super volunteer or as a caregiver for our grandchildren, most of our waking hours on this planet are spent on work. Specifically, 60-80% of our waking hours to be exact. It’s where we dedicate the most time and encounter the most people. Because of this, not only is how we work a vital part of our spiritual lives, but it’s also our greatest opportunity to demonstrate generosity.
God is the one who instituted the idea of work. The creation of the heavens and the earth are the works of his hands. And even before sin entered the world, God asked Adam and Eve to work by caring for his creation. Work is not a result of sin. Throughout the story of God, work is a major reason we’re here. In the New Testament, we see many instances where work is connected to our faith, whether in “good works” in response to salvation or in places like Colossians 3:23-24:
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.
As Christians, we should always work for the glory of God above all else. We need to approach our jobs, school tasks, homemaking and volunteering as opportunities to glorify God. When we work for the glory of God, we not only find greater joy and purpose in our work because we are connected to him through it, but we also have a major impact on other people’s lives. We can be incredibly generous at work with our time, gifts and resources.
Too often, our work is viewed as just a means to an end or a burden, but it doesn’t have to be that way. It can be a meaningful expression and experience in our spiritual life. Therefore, we need to rethink how we relate to our work. Working for God’s glory will be a main way that God’s kingdom gets extended in the future. One of the best arenas to evangelize, witness and model our faith is in our work. The workplace has always been an excellent mission field, and it will increasingly become so in the days ahead.
This means that why we work and how we work must be connected to our call to “be generous.” Work is much more than just completing tasks, regardless of the work environment. It’s an opportunity to use our God-given talents to showcase God’s love for the world. Whatever your “work,” do you look at it this way? Too often, we expect to “get” at work—whether it’s money, status, respect, authority, recognition or fulfillment. But what if we turned that upside down and aimed to “give” at work?
This would be revolutionary.
