Okay, so I thought I would do another “churchy” post again this Sunday. It could be because it’s becoming a tradition. It could also be because I feel like the Kuwaiti desert when it comes to blog material. I’m all dried up and shriveled. Hopefully this spell will end soon.

Anyhow- Sunday. Back to the matter at hand.

Matthew 25:13

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”

I have a really busy job. I’m always joking with Will that I feel like “I work all day.” Ha ha, okay, so I know that’s the point of work-but seriously! I know very few people that don’t have time to check and respond to their personal email first thing in the morning or something, but it seems as though I’ve become that person.

I’ll get into the office, get settled, open my email-

and then it sits

and sits

and I’ll open a letter

read it

then it sits some more.

Then i’ll start typing a response

and it will sit

a few hours

a whole afternoon

the rest of the day

until finally 4 days letter I finish the email and send it to my poor friend. Seriously- they will vouch for this.

There are times when I’m like, “Okay! Buckle down Brittny! Focus! Take 10 minutes and fire off a good half of an email, and then take another 10 minutes later in the day.”

So, I’ll focus on the “job” I’ve given myself. However, as soon as I start guess what happens?

The Boss walks in.

It never EVER fails. I swear, it’s like he’s programmed to sniff out yahoo or gmail or any other email service that isn’t Outlook. He’s an internet bloodhound I tell you.

To make matters worse, my back is to the door, so he walks in, and I haven’t a prayer.

The Alt-Tab button can’t even change the screen in time. I’m a goner.

So then I feel all bad because I know there’s a ton of work that needs to be done and here I am, typing away to a friend.

Busted.

So then after he leaves I feel extra paranoid for the next hour that he’s going to walk in again. That totally dashes any chance of me finishing an email that day- that’s for certain! I’m always thinking to myself, “Is he going to catch me emailing again? Is he going to sneak up behind me to make sure I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing! I DO WORK! I SWEAR! You just always catch me when I’m not.” I always end up feeling a little guilty the rest of the day because I know the work I’m doing and I want to make sure he knows that too.

Does that make sense?

I guess I’m simply trying to say, that I should always be about my job’s work. That’s my job and I need to be doing it because I never know when the boss is going to show up at my desk.

The same goes for my walk with Christ. I’ve been really lazy lately. I definitely haven’t been on my guard for fear the the Lord would catch me slacking the way I fear the same thing at work. I don’t know why that is, but it’s sure got me thinking! I need to be about God’s work and care just as much as I do about my job’s work. I’m just as much tied to God’s work as I am to “work work,” so really- why the different attitude?

I really want to be ready the day the Lord comes and I want him to see me busy with his work and be like, “Wow! Gold Star!” Okay, maybe God wouldn’t say “Wow, Gold star!” but you catch my drift.

So that’s what I’ve been thinking about the last few days. I really want to be consumed about God’s work the way I am (and even moreso) with the way I am with my job’s work.

I gotta believe the pay off is way better anyway.