Golden Child

I was reminded earlier this week of a conversation I had with a co-worker a few years ago. We worked at a manufacturing company in the shipping department. I had only been there about two years, my co-worker had been there about twenty four years. So quite the distance in time between us in years of service. Since I still considered myself a "new" employee, I would do whatever needed to get the job done. Come in early, stay late, whatever. He was a forty hour a week guy and out the door. So he started calling me the "golden child". He told me that according to our boss, I could never do any wrong. He kept making fun of me about this.

I asked him what he meant by calling me the golden child? Did he mean that because I would do what the boss would ask me without complaining. Did he mean put in the extra time, again without complaining. Did he mean never calling in sick or missing time. I told him I did what was expected of me. My boss expected me to be there everyday. He expected me to do my job. So apparently I was making my co-worker look bad by doing all that.

I told him that I wasn't working for my boss or even the company. I was working for Jesus. Just like the book of  Colossians says,

Colossians 3:23

New Living Translation (NLT)

²³ Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

So I urge everyone that is working at a job. Do it willingly. You may not like it, but God has you there for a reason. I know this first hand! Praise the Lord for my job!