Blessed at Work

"The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered... the Lord gave him success in everything he did... the Lord blessed the household...because of Joseph..." Genesis 39: 1-5

Now, I'm not into prosperity gospel, "name it claim it" and all of that and I don't believe this passage teaches that at all. This is a character issue. Here is a picture of a young Hebrew man, a slave at that, Joseph, who was so into God and God was so into him that he was good to have around. Even Potiphar, an Egyptian who had no interest in the Hebrew religion recognized that the Lord was with Joseph. Everything Joseph did was blessed by God so much so that it carried over into his duties in Potiphar's household affairs.

As Christians, are we a blessing to our workplace? Do we prosper at everything we do so much so that it brings prosperity to our employers? We hear so much talk of employers exploiting their workers and even Christians chime in saying "it's not fair" or "corporate greed this and that" blah, blah, blah... Joseph was a slave. He had NO rights and yet, God was in Him and he was blessed and was a blessing to others. Could he have complained? Yes. He was beaten up by his own family and sold into slavery but instead, he remained in God and God blessed him.

How can you be a blessing to your workplace today?

Maybe, as Christ followers, we need to stop complaining so much about our work environments (at least you're not a slave, you are free to quit) and focus on how to be a blessing to those we work for. It will be better for us in the end.