Its better to give than to receive

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts20:35

As we have our Bible study last night at our youngpro fellowship. This verse blown me very hard last night. It makes me realized that as a working professionals, we need to have a different point of view as treating our work as vocation instead of an occupation.

Firstly, let me give you the difference between OCCUPATION from VOCATION.

Occupation- the act or fact of occupying, or of taking or holding possession. the state of being employed or occupied.

Vocation- calling by God to his service in special work or in a special position, or to a state of salvation; a fitness for God's or other specified work.

Indeed God called us and put us in our workplace not just to serve as a dummy in our pre-occupied occupation but to give and contribute for the sake of good welfare in our workplace. Its not just about going everyday to work and waiting for the pay check. True work as vocation means working wholeheartedly, treating our work as a calling by God to us, giving our best at work and never thinking of how much to receive versus the workload that we produced.

We knew that we need salary for our livelihood but it should not be just our basis for our occupation. May wer treat our work as vocation.

Indeed Jesus Christ said "it is more blessed to give than to receive."

God bless.