Serving God from Your Heart

Taken from Rick Warren's devotion:

One characteristic of serving God from your heart is effectiveness: whenever you do what God wired you to love to do, you get good at it. Passion drives perfection. If you don't care about a task, it is unlikely that you'll excel at it.

On the other hand, the highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty or profit.

We've all heard people say, "I took a job I hate in order to make a lot of money, so someday I can quit and do what I love to do." That's a big mistake. Don't waste your life in a job that doesn't express your heart.

Remember, the greatest things in life are not things. Meaning is far more important than money. The richest man in the world once said, "A simple life in the fear-of-God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches" (Proverbs 15:16, Msg).

Don't settle for achieving "the good life," because the good life is not good enough. Ultimately, it doesn't satisfy. You can have a lot to live on, and still have nothing to live for. Aim instead for "the better life" -- serving God in a way that expresses your heart.

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As some of us are entering the workforce for the first time or looking for another job the the xth time, let's take up the job not because you want to earn big bucks and then move on to something you're really passionate about. Instead, like what Rick Warren said,  "Remember, the greatest things in life are not things. Meaning is far more important than money."

DON'T settle for the 'good life'; instead aim for 'the better life' - serving God in a way that expresses your heart.