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[Poem: Slates of Grey]Sullen faces like slates of grey__hat I__ seen on a walk today.Bodies rushing bodies boltingTime for life a disregarding.Money to make and to grow oldWhat about the hands to hold?Deadlines, projects, people to meetWhat about our own two feet.Sullen faces like slates of grey...What I__ see most anyday.

God did not intend for us to be idle and unproductive. There is dignity in work.

The devil__ overriding goal is to block God__ work_ and if he can convince you God doesn__ really love you, or that you can__ fully trust Him, then he has blocked God__ work in your life and achieved his goal.

One of the Christian__ responsibilities in following Christ is to have a new attitude toward work. So many young people want Christ without responsibility . . . whatever work a Christian does . . . he should do his best.

Any work done by a follower of Christ to the glory of God is __old, silver, precious stones._ But if any follower of Christ works with any self-interest or personal ambition involved, it will be __ood, hay, and stubble_ and will be burned.

Christians at work in the world are the only real spiritual light in the midst of great spiritual darkness. This places a tremendous responsibility on all of us.

We face a dark time in the history of God__ people . . . the forces of evil seem to be gathering for a colossal assault on the work of God in the world. In the darkest hour God can still revive His people, and by the Holy Spirit breathe new vigor and power into the body of Christ.

Many people who have lost jobs . . . find that this was God__ way of redirecting their lives.

Often our self-esteem is tied to our work. In our culture, men and women often define themselves by the jobs they hold . . . But a person__ job tells you nothing about a person__ character or value.

Do your work with honesty and integrity, and don__ compromise God__ moral standards. It may be difficult, but it__ far better to do right than to do wrong. God is with you, and He will not abandon you.

Jesus worked all His life. But the greatest work that Jesus did was not in the carpenter__ shop . . .His greatest work was achieved in those three dark hours on Calvary . . . dying for us.

Think of working forever at something you love to do, for [the] one you love with all your heart, and never getting tired! We will never know weariness in heaven.

[Every] believer will receive a reward for his works. The New Testament teaches these rewards are called __rowns._ We will surely be surprised to note who receives the crowns and who doesn__. The lowliest servant may sparkle with more jewels than the philanthropist who endowed the church and whose name is engraved on the plaque in the narthex.

Calloused hands were the badge of the pioneer, while furrowed brows are the insignia of modern man.

And, for the gods sake, don't waste the whole day working! Make time for a bit of adventure dear. This life is only so long.

Every artist takes their final work to the grave.

You can tell the number of hours spent on a work by counting the number of coffee rings on your desk.

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much.