Day Nine: That He Would Be Witness in the Workplace
… let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven Matt. 4:16
Every day we live for Christ before a watching world. Christ’s exhortation to those who sat before him as he preached the Sermon on the Mount is for us today, and for our husbands as they work day to day in their places of employment.
Father, I pray for my husband as he goes to work in the world each day. Thank you for the work you give him to do which provides for our family. Thank you for using his skills and abilities for this vocation, this calling from you. As you have placed him specifically in his place of work, strengthen him each day as he lives as a light for you. Give him utterance to speak the words you would have him say, and protect him as he strives to work with integrity. Keep him respectful and gracious not only to his superiors, but also toward those he works with and those who work for him. Help him to be kind, fair, and gentle with others, so that others will see Christ reflected in his conduct. Enable him to work alongside those who may be hostile to his witness. Help him to be longsuffering and patient in hard circumstances. Father, it can be hard to work day in and day out where we feel hostility surround us. Remind my husband each day the value of his work and the importance of his witness.
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Kim Shay is a wife, mother, bible teacher and blogger who lives in Canada. She has been married for 27 years, and has three young adult children. She blogs regularly at The Upward Call.
I’m a little behind in this post but wanted just to say thank you for this post specifically. My husband works in a very worldly environment (and that is putting it lightly!) and it is so very difficult for him there. We are so thankful for the provision his job gives for our family but often wonder how beneficial it is for his personal sanctification, and if God’s light is coming through such a dark, dark place. Thank you.