1) God gives men work because he does not want men to become lazy. He created objects for men to observe, analyze, see, study and think. Then men shall enjoy the fruits of his labor. All jobs whether it is high level or low level requires our minds to see, hear, observe and think. We have to actively do this to give God glory in our work.
Do you give all your energy and focus to do your work? Do you take short cut / cut corner to get your work done faster?
2) Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
God's existence does not depend on whether we believe him or not. He will not cease to exist whether we meet a problem or not. He will not cease to exist whether we feel him or not.
Do you have a smaller faith in God when things are not turning out the way you want? Does your faith in Him fluctuate so regularly like the wave tossed by the wind? What is the object of your faith?
3) Priority: God --> Men --> Things
We have to constantly remind ourselves that men are more important than things. Things are created by God to serve men, not the other way around. But men must submit to God's rule. We can use the same principle on the stewardship of money. Men must not serve money. Money should be used to serve men.
Do you let money control you or you control money?
4) Order of importance: Truth --> Rational --> Emotion --> Will / Action
Philosophy from Plato:
"The least wisest men let their will control their actions. The less wiser men let their emotion control their action. The wisest men let their mind control their emotion and will, finally action."
A wise man will not let his emotion become the master of his rational. Instead, he will let his emotion become the slave of his rational.
But the wisest men can only go thus far, and nothing else follows...their rational still cannot surpass the truth, which can only be found in God.
Are your rational, emotion, will and action led and guided by the truth?
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