14th
God & Work
One of my favorite possessions is a book called Business For the Glory of God. The book’s content is not the main reason it’s a favorite. Instead, it’s because the title and subject of the book encapsulates what I hope my life is about; and equally because one of my best friends Josh gave me the book for my 20th or 21st birthday while at UCLA.
Today, in Taipei, a friend named Grace asked me how I spend time with God. It was a good question because it made me question myself about why I didn’t really spend time with God in the way I used to as a “more spiritual” church boy. About 30 minutes later, I realized something about a lot (not all) of my old friends in the US and new friends Taiwan… Caleb, Mike, Josh, Tim, Wilson, Ethan, Peter, Rio, Turbo, etc… and I realized I worked with all of them at some point, or if I didn’t work with them to begin with, I pulled them into working with me.
At that point, I realized something about the way God made me- I relate to friends best through work, and naturally try to find ways to work with best friends. I felt at peace with myself, realizing or being reminded that the way I spend time with God is through work.
I thought that was pretty cool because I find most church activities to suck.
On a semi-tangent, check out http://churchmarketingsucks.com. It’s a cool blog.
