Many of us are in very necessary need of vision for boundaries around our work.

This may be one of's heart for your work and

we spend so many hours a day working this time surely must be

important.

May you discover God's heart for your work and find deep purpose and joy today as you submit to God's vision

and boundaries for it.

Welcome to the First of Team Podcast. Our verse for today comes from Psalm 90 verse 17.

Scripture says, Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us

and establish the work of our hands upon us.

Yes, establish the work of our hands.

One of my favorite quotes on work comes from Sius Lewis who said,

if God is satisfied with the work, the work must be satisfied with itself.

So often I feel unsatisfied in my work. In the age of flexible work hours with never-ending task lists, it's hard to believe

that anyone can stop long enough to be satisfied in their work. And in a society where we are what we do, it feels like there is an ever-increasing

pressure to work harder, longer, and better. To rest is laziness, to set healthy boundaries is selfish.

But the truth is that the core of boundaries is not selfishness, but stewardship.

If we allow our personal lives to get so out of

control that they constantly hurt our ability to accomplish the works laid out

before us, then we have a problem with stewardship.

And if we don't set healthy boundaries around work

to the extent that it becomes all-consuming,

then we fail to steward ourselves and our ability to love others.

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