Too Busy for Worship
Recovering and Restoring the Heart of Worship in our Daily Work

Confessions of a recovering workaholic

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Episode 1: Introduction - Are You Working or Toiling?
From the story of the fall (Genesis 3:1-7), we see that Adam and Eve were not satisfied with what their Father had given them and deemed it necessary to follow their own interests.
They chose to look outside of their relationship with God for fulfillment, instead of trusting that He would satisfy their every need. In doing so, they broke relationship with Him.
I must confess that I am a recovering workaholic. While in the previous seasons of my life, this trait seemed so endearing and many praised me for how much I worked so hard. And I soaked in that glor…
Episode 2: God is the First Worker
We know that God is a worker because we see Him working for six days (Genesis 1-2:3). Therefore, as children of God, we must work and value work just as God does. The first words we see when we open the Bible are, “In the beginning, God (Elohim) created by forming from nothing…” The Bible starts with God working – creating.
We know that God is a worker because we see Him working for six days (Genesis 1-2:3). Therefore, as children of God, we must work and value work just as God does. The first words we see when we open the Bible are, “In the beginning, God (Elohim) created by forming from nothing…” The Bible starts with God working – creating. This creative work continues for six days with God creating everything that man would need in the Garden. In Genesis 2:8-9, we see God Himself doing the work to plant the Garden to ensure that Adam’s work of cultivating […]
Episode 3: Toiling is a Curse from the Fall
When I carefully looked at the story of the Fall of man in (Genesis 3:1-7), I started to see why Adam and Eve fell – through deception. The enemy created dissatisfaction with what God had given man. The enemy was the author of lack. He sold Eve a false sense of scarcity by twisting God’s instructions. This is a lie the enemy uses all the time.
How many things are going right in my life that make me really enjoy it? So many, but the enemy keeps showing me the one thing I have not attained. He encourages me to reach out to that one thing and to do all it takes for me to get it. Most of the time, we achieve that thing and lose everything else freely provided for us by God.
Episode 4: How to Measure Busyness
It is essential to have objectives because they help us in decision-making. Whatever is assigned to you ensures that your life’s overarching goals are always top of mind. God says His people perish, not because of demons, but because of lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). In as much as I agree that demons can cause you not to access the knowledge, the Scripture here demonstrates that knowledge is power.
When we are too busy for God, our stillness before the Lord vanishes along with our peace. When we are not obeying God’s commands, we stop being effective.
Episode 5: The Workplace as an Idol
Wikipedia defines idolatry as the worship of an idol or cult image, being a visible image, such as a statue, or a person in place of God. In Christianity, idolatry refers to the act of worshipping something or someone as though they were God. God’s assignment and purpose became the place I revered and adored the most. I needed to make things work for myself and for the advancement of God’s Kingdom. My desire was to make a difference in my community so God would be pleased with me.
By resting, God helps us to break the attachments we form with our places of work as a source of our provision. God can provide for us whether or not we have a job.
Episode 6: Working Without Toiling
We often use the analogy of the manufacturer, the electronic device, and the manual. When we buy a new device, we first read the manual to learn how to use it. We miss out on what the manufacturer intended with the gadget when we ignore the manual, so we either underuse or abuse it.
God is our designer (the Creator), and we are the tools. His Word (via the Scriptures and Rhema word) is the manual we are to follow to live the most optimal lives possible on this planet. We can never live a fulfilling life while disconnected from the Creator. Only the Creator understands why He created you and me. We’ll never figure it out on our own.
We cannot bear fruit or even carry out our God-given assignments unless we are connected to Him. The first and most important step is to accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour.
Episode 7: How to Work Without Toiling - Allow Others
From a corporate perspective, we refer to allowing others as delegating. Wikipedia defines delegating as the act of entrusting a task or responsibility to another person, (typically one who is less senior than oneself). Merriam-Webster states that the word made it to the English dictionary around 1700. From the Scriptures, we see God originating this concept at the Garden of Eden.
From a corporate perspective, we refer to allowing others as delegating. Wikipedia defines delegating as the act of entrusting a task or responsibility to another person, (typically one who is less senior than oneself). Merriam-Webster states that the word made it to the English dictionary around 1700. From the Scriptures, we see God originating this concept at the Garden of Eden.
Episode 8: What's the Sabbath Rest?
The Sabbath is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as God also rested from creation. For some people, this day is on calendar day Sunday, for others, it is Friday while for others it is Saturday. This book will not debate on which day the Sabbath is because it is not the day that is most important but the obedience to the commands of God.
So, God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it as His own, that is set it apart as holy from other days! The Sabbath is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as God also rested from creation. For some people, this day is on calendar day Sunday, for others, it is Friday while for others it is Saturday. This book will not debate on which day the Sabbath is because […]
Episode 9: Taking Up the Easy Yoke
The Lord of the Sabbath is an expression that appears in all three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 12:1-8, Mark 2:23-28 and Luke 6:1-5), describing Jesus. In this dispensation, we see that Jesus restores us to how God intended for man to live in the garden of Eden.
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls. For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30
Anyone who believes that the Christian life does not require work is mistaken. God, contrary to popular belief, never said we wouldn’t have to work. He never said we wouldn’t have to put up with it. He never claimed that the Christian life would be free of pain or fatigue. However, God has stated that He will always provide for our needs and that He will complete what He has begun in us.
What’s your recovery journey towards restoring the heart of worship in your daily work.? What changes are you making?