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Labor is not your home

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Well before the pandemic and everyone’s recent work adjustments, God had graciously given me the opportunity to telecommute daily. It’s been 3 years since I have been a full-time, remote employee and I’ve learned a couple things along the way. In light of many of us changing our usual work setups to the novel work-from-home status, here are some encouraging thoughts and biblical truths that have made laboring at home easy and meaningful to me. LABOR IS NOT YOUR HOME The most valuable realization I had about working from home, is that work is not my home. Whether you assign a specific place as your “office” area, or a hard stop where you switch gears. Having a well defined moment or instance, where you change from work to home is important. So significant sometimes, that if you don’t draw a line early on, you might be trapped in a catch and release cycle. A place your mind is often drawn to, but not interested in from either side. Think of our spiritual life for example. There

An Imaginary Momentum

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I was recently watching this documentary  about a music festival that never was. It shows how so many people fell into this monetary trap based on social media and FOMO(fear of missing out) advertisement. Men and women spent thousands of dollars on a make-believe lifestyle party represented by doctored media of what-could-be. Other than being terrible proof of what our sinfulness can turn us into as we lead others astray (I'm speaking of the man who put it together), it caused me to think about the imaginary momentum our generation is living in. Driven only by what we see and not by factual, personal experiences. We press on to this dream that has been painted in front of us. The vision of a life well-lived by the fleeting passions of this world. We are gratified by the unfulfilling joy of the nonexistent. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and accept