There’s a well-known saying – “If you can make your hobby your job you never have to work another day again”.
Given the frustrations and challenges of work it’s no wonder such a prospect sounds so enticing!
And yet work at its best can be wonderful and enriching. So how do we understand this paradox?
The Christian faith provides what I find is a compelling answer. It teaches that the God who made the universe is a worker, and He made us to enjoy work like Him. But work goes pear-shaped and frustrations arise when we make it about ourselves, when we work selfishly.
The solution to enjoying our work is not the unattainable dream of making our hobby our job, but by considering the needs of others before ourselves.
