Unseen Work
I love what I do. But there are definitely parts of my job that I don’t enjoy.
I’ve always been relational. That’s how God wired me. I genuinely enjoy talking with people, hearing their stories, and learning about what’s going on in their lives. In fact, I can often remember details from conversations months or even years later – even though I can’t always remember what my wife told me ten seconds ago! (Devon still loves me though thank goodness lol)
As I look back over my career, the common thread has always been people. Whether I was meeting customers face-to-face, talking on the phone, or helping clients today as a mortgage advisor, my greatest success has always come through relationships.
I love those parts of my job!
What I don’t always love are the tasks.
Since I haven’t yet scaled my business to the point of having a full-time assistant, many of the day-to-day responsibilities still fall on me.
Renaming documents after they’re uploaded into our system.
Sending authorization forms through DocuSign.
Updating records.
Tracking activity logs.
None of those tasks are particularly exciting. They’re repetitive. They’re mundane. And sometimes they’re the last things I want to do.
A Real Christian Businessman knows God didn’t call us to only do the work we enjoy. He didn’t design us to chase only the exciting assignments while avoiding the necessary ones. Many times, the tasks we enjoy most are only possible because we’re willing to faithfully complete the tasks we enjoy least.
The unseen work makes the visible work possible.
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” Coll 3:23 (KJV)
Notice the verse didn’t say to work heartily only when the task is exciting. It didn’t say to work heartily only when people are watching.
It said whatsoever ye do.
That includes the spreadsheets. The paperwork. The follow-up. The preparation. The administrative tasks nobody notices.
Remember that people are watching how we handle all of our responsibilities – not just the enjoyable ones. Let our attitude this week during the mundane tasks shine just as brightly as it does during the exciting ones.