Winning #15: Taking GOD to Work

Work occupies a significant part of a person’s adult life. It is where we spend our time, apply our abilities, build relationships, solve problems, earn a living, and pursue success. Yet, for many Christians, there remains a painful separation between faith and work. God is welcome on Sunday, in church, during prayer, or in moments of crisis, but Monday morning can feel like an entirely different world.

This challenge invites us to ask a profound question: Can you take God to work?

The answer presented in this teaching is clear: not only can you take God to work, but God intends to go with you. Your workplace is not outside His concern. Your desk, classroom, workshop, office, business, construction site, hospital, farm, or marketplace can become a place where your faith is expressed through character, excellence, compassion, courage, and service.

The central message is simple but life-changing: your work is more than a way to make a living. It can become part of your mission.

 

I. CAN YOU TAKE GOD TO WORK?

Many people have developed a divided understanding of life. They think there are two separate worlds: the spiritual world and the working world. One belongs to church and ministry, while the other belongs to business, careers, salaries, deadlines, customers, supervisors, and professional responsibilities.

But Scripture challenges that division.

The teaching begins with the observation that many workers do not consciously think about partnering with God in their daily work. The workplace can become spiritually barren, not necessarily because people are openly hostile to faith, but because Christians often fail to demonstrate a meaningful difference in the way they live and work. The challenge, therefore, is not merely to talk about God at work. It is to allow God to shape how we work, how we treat people, how we respond under pressure, and how we carry responsibility.

A. Most Christians Don’t

Many professing Christians struggle to bring a meaningful spiritual influence into their workplaces. The problem is not simply silence about religion. It is the absence of visible evidence that faith has transformed a person's character.

If a Christian lies, cheats, breaks promises, mistreats co-workers, gossips, cuts corners, and refuses responsibility just like everyone else, then the workplace will see little evidence of the God that person claims to serve.

This is a sobering challenge. Faith that cannot survive Monday morning is incomplete faith.

The workplace tests what we truly believe. It reveals whether our values remain intact when there is pressure, competition, temptation, frustration, or the opportunity to gain an advantage at someone else's expense.

B. The Scripture Says: “Every Christian Should”

Jesus declared in Matthew 5:13–16 that His followers are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. This calling is not reserved for pastors, missionaries, apostles, or people employed by churches. It belongs to every believer.

1. We Are Called to Be God’s Salt and Light

Salt changes its environment. Light makes things visible and provides direction. In the same way, Christians are called to bring something different into the places where they live and work.

People should be able to “taste God” in us. There should be something distinctive about the way we work, speak, serve, and treat others. Our faith should not merely be a label attached to our identity. It should become visible through our lives.

Co-workers should also be able to see their way toward God because of us. This does not mean forcing our beliefs upon others. Rather, it means living in such a way that, when people have questions, pain, or spiritual needs, they know they can approach us with confidence.

2. This Calling Is for Every Christian Who Works

One of the greatest mistakes believers can make is assuming that only people in “full-time ministry” are called by God.

That changes the way we view our jobs.

You may not simply be an accountant. You may be an accountant sent by God into the marketplace.

You may not simply be a teacher. You may be a teacher placed among young people who need wisdom, encouragement, and hope.

You may not simply be a mechanic, doctor, farmer, engineer, lawyer, entrepreneur, driver, civil servant, or businessperson. You may be strategically positioned in that environment for a purpose greater than earning a salary.

Your workplace may be one of the primary places where God intends your life to make a difference.

3. Work Is the World’s Greatest Mission Field

We often think of missions as something that happens somewhere far away. We imagine missionaries crossing borders and entering unfamiliar cultures.

But every morning, millions of believers enter another kind of mission field: the workplace.

They sit beside people who may never attend church. They work with people carrying hidden wounds. They interact with individuals struggling with marriage, addiction, grief, fear, financial pressure, loneliness, and questions about the meaning of life.

The workplace brings people together repeatedly. Trust is built over time. Character is observed in ordinary circumstances.

That is why the workplace can become such a powerful place of influence.

Your mission may begin with the simple decision to ask: “God, how do You want to work through me today?”

 

II. HOW TO LET GOD INTO YOUR WORK

There’re three levels of allowing God to influence our work. These levels move from God working in us, to God working through us, and finally to using the success and resources generated through our work to bless the world.

A. BASIC / LEVEL 1: Letting God Have His Way in You at Work

The first level is personal transformation.

Philippians 2:13 teaches that God is at work within His people, shaping both their desires and actions according to His purpose. Before God can powerfully work through us, He must first work in us.

1. Am I Connected to God?

The most important question is not simply, “Do I attend church?” The deeper question is: “Is my relationship with God real?”

Honestly examine yourself:

Do you experience forgiveness?

Do you experience freedom?

Has your life been changed?

Have you known God's guidance?

Is Christ truly real to you?

These are questions of spiritual connection. A person cannot consistently represent someone he does not genuinely know.

The workplace does not create our spiritual condition; it reveals it. Pressure exposes whether our faith is merely external or whether it has taken root deep within us.

2. How Do I Interact with God?

i). God as a Divine Waiter. People call on God only when they need something. They ask for help in a crisis, expect Him to clean up their mistakes, and then continue living independently when everything seems fine.

ii). God as a Personal Trainer. A trainer challenges, corrects, strengthens, stretches, and develops us. A trainer does not simply make life easier. A trainer helps us become what we could not become on our own.

This provides a powerful way to understand God's presence in our work. Through His Spirit, God can remind us when to speak, when to remain silent, when to encourage someone, when to stand firm, when to keep our word, and when to take a courageous step.

Practically, this involves three commitments:

i. Learning God’s Word. We cannot consistently live by principles we do not know.

ii. Asking God daily to apply His Word to our lives. Knowledge must become personal and practical.

iii. Responding in obedience. Transformation happens when we act upon what God is teaching us.

3. What Evidence Will Co-workers See? If God is genuinely at work in us, our co-workers should eventually see evidence.

Some visible results:

i. I will work hard.

ii. I will work well.

iii. I will become a team builder and encourager.

iv. I will be responsive to authority.

v. I will become a standard bearer.

A standard bearer is a person who refuses dishonesty and chooses integrity. Such a person keeps his word, refuses to cheat, and seeks to live responsibly.

This produces something invaluable: spiritual credibility.

Credibility cannot be demanded. It must be earned. Before people listen to what we say about God, they often watch how we live.

Your work ethic may become part of your witness.

Your honesty may become part of your witness.

Your treatment of difficult people may become part of your witness.

Your willingness to admit mistakes may become part of your witness.

Before you ever say a word, people may already be asking themselves: “Why is this person different?”

B. INTERMEDIATE / LEVEL 2: Letting God Use You to Touch Others Through Your Work

The second level moves beyond personal transformation.

Now the question becomes: “How can God use my life to serve the people around me?”

1. People Are Lost and Hurting All Around You

It is easy to make assumptions based on appearances.

The person in the expensive suit may be struggling with fear.

The successful executive may have a broken marriage.

The cheerful employee may be lonely.

The difficult supervisor may be carrying deep wounds.

The confident professional may have serious questions about life and eternity.

People often hide their pain behind competence, success, humor, busyness, and professionalism.

Hurting people do not necessarily open their hearts to everyone. They look for people they can trust.

That is why credibility is so important.

A person who has watched you for months or years may eventually approach you with a question that no one else knows they are asking.

That moment may be an opportunity to listen, encourage, pray, guide, or connect them with someone who can help.

2. Spiritual Opportunities Are Everywhere

The workplace is filled with unexpected opportunities for influence.

Sometimes the opportunity comes through a conversation during lunch.

Sometimes it comes when a co-worker experiences tragedy.

Sometimes it comes through a difficult question.

Sometimes it begins with nothing more dramatic than listening.

Be a winsome witness. Christian influence should not be aggressive, manipulative, or disrespectful. It should flow from genuine love, humility, courage, and concern.

The goal is not to win an argument. The goal is to serve people and point them toward hope.

3. What You Will Need for Your Ministry at Work

Three essential qualities.

i. A Growing Christian Lifestyle

Notice the word growing. The goal is not to pretend to be perfect.

Authenticity is more powerful than performance.

People do not need to see a flawless Christian. They need to see a person whose faith is producing genuine growth. They need to see someone who can admit mistakes, seek forgiveness, learn, and continue growing.

ii. Prayer for Opportunity and Courage

We should intentionally pray for opportunities to be salt and light.

A simple prayer can change our awareness: “God, help me see the people around me the way You see them. Give me wisdom to recognize opportunities and courage to respond.”

Prayer does not merely prepare us for extraordinary moments. It helps us become attentive in ordinary moments.

iii. A Basic Ability to Explain Your Faith

1 Peter 3:15 encourages believers to be prepared to give an answer, doing so with gentleness and respect.

You do not need to know every answer to every theological question.

But you should be able to explain what you believe.

You should be able to tell your story.

You should be able to explain how your relationship with God has changed your life.

And when you do not know an answer, humility allows you to say, “I don't know, but I am willing to help you find out.”

Sometimes the greatest service you can provide is not solving someone's problem yourself but helping them find the right person, counselor, support group, church, mentor, or community.

You can become a bridge between a hurting person and the help they need.

C. ADVANCED / LEVEL 3: Letting God Bless the World Through the Successes of Your Work

The third level expands the vision even further.

Success at work is not merely about personal comfort, recognition, or accumulation. It can become a platform for blessing others.

Ephesians 2:10 reminds believers that they were created for good works. What if the success you achieve becomes a resource for changing the world?

1. I Can Use the Financial Rewards of My Work to Help Others

Money earned through honest work can become a tool for generosity.

It can support families in need, community projects, ministries, education, humanitarian efforts, and countless other good works.

Success becomes more meaningful when it moves beyond self.

2. I Can Mentor Younger Men With My Work Wisdom

Every experienced worker has lessons that someone younger needs.

You have learned from mistakes.

You have survived difficult seasons.

You understand pressures that younger people may not yet recognize.

You may have wisdom about leadership, responsibility, relationships, finances, professionalism, failure, and perseverance.

Do not waste that wisdom.

Mentoring allows experience to become an investment in another person's future.

3. I Can Use My Work Skills Away From Work to Change the World

Your professional skills can also become instruments of service.

Doctors can serve communities in need.

Builders can contribute to projects that provide homes and facilities.

Lawyers can use their expertise to help those without access to resources.

Teachers can mentor students.

Business leaders can strengthen organizations.

Engineers can solve community problems.

Entrepreneurs can create opportunities.

The skills developed in your career may have a purpose far beyond your job description.

Your profession may become the training ground through which God prepares you to make a wider impact.

The size of the assignment is not the most important thing. Not everyone will influence thousands or millions of people. But everyone can influence someone.

One encouraged co-worker matters.

One restored family matters.

One mentored young person matters.

One life redirected matters.

Never underestimate what God can do through a faithful person who understands that success is not the destination but a platform for service.

 

III. BELIEVE IT! YOU ARE ON A MISSION FROM GOD

The final challenge is direct and powerful: Believe that your work can be part of your mission from God.

This mission does not begin when you stand behind a pulpit. It begins when you arrive at work.

It begins with the way you greet people.

It continues in the quality of your work.

It is demonstrated when you choose integrity over convenience.

It becomes visible when you encourage someone who is discouraged.

It grows when you listen to someone who is hurting.

It becomes courageous when the opportunity arises to explain the hope within you.

A. It Is Called the Great Mission

Matthew 28:19 contains the call to make disciples. We do not have to leave our workplaces to participate in God's purposes.

Begin at Level One.

Let God work in you.

Allow Him to shape your character.

Build credibility.

Learn to listen.

Pray for opportunities.

Then be ready to serve when the opportunity comes.

You may be amazed at what God can do through an ordinary worker who becomes available to Him.

B. Show Your Co-workers Through Your Life What God Can Do

Your greatest message may sometimes be your life.

People are watching how you respond to disappointment.

They are watching what happens when you make a mistake.

They are watching whether you remain honest when dishonesty would be easier.

They are watching how you treat people who cannot benefit you.

They are watching how you handle success.

Your life can become evidence that faith is real.

C. Tell Your Co-workers When the Opportunity Presents Itself

There are moments when a good life alone is not enough. Sometimes people need words.

When someone asks why you have hope, be ready.

When someone is hurting, do not be afraid to listen.

When someone seeks direction, be willing to speak with gentleness and respect.

When appropriate, point them toward the God who has transformed your life.

The teaching closes with a remarkable vision: imagine a day when someone approaches you and says:

“Because of the way you lived, you gave me hope.”

“Because you encouraged me, I did not give up.”

“Because you connected me with help, my life changed.”

“Because you had the courage to tell me about God, I found Him.”

That is the potential hidden within an ordinary working day.

Conclusion: Monday Morning Is Part of Your Mission

Perhaps it is time to stop asking whether God belongs at work.

The better question is: Will I recognize that God is already calling me to represent Him there?

Your workplace is not merely the place where you earn money.

It is a place where character is tested.

It is a place where relationships are built.

It is a place where hurting people may cross your path.

It is a place where integrity can shine.

It is a place where encouragement can change a person's day.

It is a place where your success can become a blessing to others.

And it may be one of the most important places where you fulfill your mission.

So tomorrow morning, when you prepare to go to work, do not think of yourself as merely going back to another routine.

Go with a new awareness.

God wants to work in you.

God wants to work through you.

God can use the success of your work to bless others.

You may never stand before thousands. You may never travel to another nation. You may never hold an official title in ministry.

But you have been placed somewhere.

You have people around you.

You have influence.

You have opportunities.

And every day, your life asks a question:

Will you merely go to work—or will you take God with you?

The answer may transform not only the way you work but also the lives of the people God has placed around you.

You are not just an employee. You are not just a professional. You are not just a worker.

You are on a mission from God.

    👍🏽 Robert Lewis

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