Wholehearted means our heart is not divided between the job at hand and our desire to do some other ministry work. Rather, the job at hand is our ministry work. Because it is really the Lord we are serving in our tasks, then it is impossible for us to be less than completely wholehearted. In sharp contrast to this biblical mandate, modern Christians are generally the worst workers on the planet, precisely because they are not wholehearted, but divided-hearted. Their hearts are divided between work and ministry. They give little at work because their hearts are somewhere else. Early in my career, I went to work as late as I could, I left as early as I could, and gave as little as I could, but got as much money as I could.
This really convicted me. Sometimes I'm exactly that divided-hearted Christian that he is talking about. Sometimes I've got other things going on in my life that are more meaningful to me than my work, so I spend my time thinking about those things, and put in the minimum amount of time at work so I can rush off and do something more worthwhile.
But this isn't what God wants from me:
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Ephesians 6:5-8
If I'm doing my work as if I were serving the Lord, I should be giving it everything I've got!
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