a little jot on the pressure to be productive

I think of this scene sometimes. I feel that push to be better and do more. Having that mentality of “productivity” is rewarded, not only by society but fellow Christians. When is the last time you told your brother or sister in Christ you got nothing done today and they responded with, “Oh what a blessing of rest!”

God has quite a bit to say about laziness, and it’s clear there is much work to be done. But if the push to DO is for the doing’s sake . . . or worse, for the praise of men . . . we’re better off doing nothing.

Let us press on and endure for the joy set before us, for the glory of the Lord.

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:23-24