John 15:5

"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."

My "worklife toolbox" today was a short blurb on temptation. Not in your typical temptation fashion-- it spoke to our affinity toward independence.

As the "alpha male"(bringer of bacon, master of my domain, and all around head of household) i tend to think that my abilities should exceed anything that i would be required to do (in my personal and professional life). I also realize that God would have us depend on him far more than we want to, if we are not doing this--- then we are not properly reflecting Christ as he would have us.

OPC Worklife toolbox 8/18/2005:

When we’re in trouble, when sales are down, when we can’t see a way to get it all done in time, we may run to God. But what happens when the task looks well within the scope of our competence? The test of our dependency on Christ is not when we know we can’t, but when we think we can. . . .

What percentage of your present work tasks do you feel you can do without dependency on Christ?

things to ponder