When people criticize our work, whether that work is a spreadsheet, a coffee, or our children, we take it very personally as if they were attacking us. This response shows how instead of taking criticism in ways that help us in our work, we become easily defensive and negative.
David KimIf we begin to see how the gospel is able to change our work, it can have a profound effect on our sense of calling and the meaning behind the work that we do day-in and day-out.
David KimThe gospel changes how we view and work with others in a way that both humanizes our interactions with them and empowers them to work well.
David KimWe were created for a purpose and when our underlying assumptions don't reflect this deeper purpose, we begin to whither as human beings.
David KimOur identity was bestowed upon us by God and when humanity rebelled against God, we were divorced from the source of our identity. In this vacuum, work can wrongfully become the source of our identity wreaking havoc on our lives and work. Work was never meant to carry the weight of our identity.
David Kim