{"id":8969,"date":"2015-03-24T06:12:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2015-03-24T06:15:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:15:14","slug":"book-review-the-art-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=8969","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Art of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. \u00a0In all your ways acknowledge Him and he will make your paths straight.” \u00a0<\/em>Proverbs 3:5-6<\/p>\n

What are you spending your life on?<\/p>\n

What do you think of when you think of the word “work”? \u00a0I know that word brings dread and trepidation for many. \u00a0That is definitely NOT the case for me and I sincerely hope that’s not the case for you. \u00a0If work seems like a dread for you, The Art of Work<\/em><\/a> by Jeff Goins<\/a> is a great resource to help you along the path to discovering what God put you on this earth to do. \u00a0My hope and my prayer is that I am spending my life for the sake of the gospel on things that will far outlast my footsteps on this earth. \u00a0I am extremely passionate about this topic because my calling in life is to serve high school students and their families well.<\/p>\n

High School is a time in life where people start to realize what they are good at, what they are passionate about, and how God has gifted them. \u00a0Where all of those items collide is at a point called calling. \u00a0I’m not sure if that is a real scientific description, but I’ve seen that formula work out time and time again. \u00a0I don’t have any thoughts that high school students leave high school with everything all figured out…but I do believe that my calling is to help shine a light on that path for them by pointing them to Jesus and to the truth of His word. \u00a0The main reason that God has called me to this is that I am one of those kids that can say that I became a Christian in high school and very soon after…realized that God was placing a call on my life to invest in the hearts and minds of students. \u00a0God used both His word and the encouragement of those around me to bring clarity and vision to that calling.<\/p>\n

In this book, Goins takes time to share lots of stories..including his own. \u00a0He also points to the biblical story of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3 where he realizes that God is calling him to something bigger than he could have ever discovered on his own. \u00a0I’ve also blogged about Goins’ other books The In-Between<\/em><\/a>, the stage between now and the next big thing, as well as Wrecked<\/em><\/a>, which talks about when a broken world slams into your comfortable life. \u00a0It’s obvious that God has called Goins to a life to a life of helping people navigate the tension of where they are compared with where God wants them to be. \u00a0Does that describe where you are right now? \u00a0Do yourself a favor and pick up The Art of Work<\/em> to start some good conversations on the journey towards discovering what God created you to spend your life on for His glory and the good of others.<\/p>\n

I highlighted several things while reading and have posted those notes below…<\/p>\n

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