Learning to Work and not Toil

Church was quite interesting today as always. The pastor told us about working in order to bring glory to God and to externalise worship. It made me realise a lot of things such as my knack for laziness and how I barely manage to survive on what I have. The simple reason,according to this man of God is because I toil (perform meaningless work) instead of truly working. He further said the quality of my work will determine the outcome of my pursuit. In simple terms, the amount I give will be the amount I reap. I have been suffering under the fear that I may not graduate or qualify for honours and it was always because I knew that I never worked to achieve the distinctions I prayed for or gave in the hours to gain that. I want to fulfil God's purpose and be able to say that I did what he last requested of me. I want to use my work to evangelise and show people that my God lives and that all things can be conquered through him who strengthens us. I must therefore aim to work and not toil....Glory to God for his grace and abundant love