Colossians 3:23 NKJV And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

For most of us, the majority of our day is filled with work. We’re either working for ourselves or working for a company. God’s word instructs us to work unto the Lord.

Some have thought this means work as hard as you can with minimal breaks. That’s not necessarily true all the time. We should work as the Lord leads us. If that’s working for 8 hours straight with no brakes, so be it. If that means work, then have a 5 minute mental break every 30 minutes for 8 hours, work that way. Whatever way God instructs us to work, for that day, that’s how we should work.

This is not limited to our employment. This includes our work at home. We could spend 7 hours on a Saturday cleaning up our entire house, but is that what the Holy Spirit is telling us? Or, is he instructing us to spend a few hours cleaning, then enjoy our families for the rest of the day? 

Be sure not to let the flesh dominate our work. We probably shouldn’t be scrolling on social media for hours when we should be working, but we shouldn’t be working 13 hours a day, with no breaks, unless He’s instructed us to. In every form of work, be led by the Holy Spirit.