I'm what people call a 'Tent-making'  Bi-Vocational Pastor. At first I used to work at the '9-5' with a sense like I was 'doing time' until the church can support me in the work of full-time ministry but I would say a year ago I received a breakthrough in the midst of a near breakdown and I realized that I want to do my best in everything I do. Since that shift of mentality I have found plenty of success not just in the ministry but also in the marketplace (job)
Today I want to give you 13 keys to think about in regards to excelling at work.

1. God is worker- The first picture we see of God in the Bible is him Creating and then installing the sabbath system to rest from work.
2. Work started for mankind in the Garden of Eden-Adam was to keep and expand the Garden (Gen.2:15)
3. Accept work as a gift not as a prison sentence- There are thousands of unemployed people would like your job see Eccl. 5:19
4. Learn to prioritize your time at work- see Eccl. 3:1 and remember Paul said this one thing I do'. you must learn to develop fearsome focus, what I like to do is set my cell phone timer on 50 minutes and work as hard as I could and when a thought or Idea comes to mind I scribble it on a scrap paper to check out later.
5. Fight to keep your joy- When your having problems at work it often leaks to other areas in your life. Choose your attitude and learn to be internal proactive and not just reactive.
6. Stay far away from Gossip- It would come back to haunt you
7. Continue to expand your skill set and contionously update your Resume- This can be done with simple borrowing a book from the library or renting an instructional DVD from netflix or asking your job to cover your expenses for a continuing Education classes at the local Community College one more thing people say the the 'Video Professor series is good as well (maybe you can split the cost with a friend)
8. Pray for your job- Prayer works  'nuff said
9. Exceed expectation- You have to seperate yourself from others with your performance not just your personality. One thing I often do is to set one day a week to surpass the standard set by my job.
10. Have a forgiving attitude- When you sow forgiveness then you may one day reap forgiveness
11. Keep good records- learn to quantify and aoutomate your performance at work. Some people in my job have a notebook and they call it the C.Y.A (Cover your uh lets say rear) book. see Prov. 27:23
12. Ask God for wisdom and energy- read James 1:5
13. Use feedback as a way to get better as oppose to getting bitter- High performance people know freedback is the breakfast of champions. Promise me you will read Prov. 13:18

Ok guys that's all for today.
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