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• Whether you like it or not, work dominates your life.
  -Illustration: May quotes statistics on the number of hours an average American works and on the trend over the past 30 years for that number to increase.
• God wants to bless us in our work.
  - Proverbs 16:3
• Big Idea: In order for God to bless our work, we must work to his glory.

• Money alone is never a sufficient motivation for work.
• Self-promotion isn’t a good motivation for work.
• Your job is an opportunity to serve God.
  - Colossians 3:23
• Your job is an opportunity to serve others.
• Your job gives you an opportunity to serve yourself.
  - Proverbs 16:26

• If you want to be a success, start working like one today.
  - Illustration: May tells the story of a youth pastor who built a 150-student ministry from a small group of youth by infusing the group with quality from the start.
  - Illustration: May briefly quotes the founder of IBM on acting like a success today.
• There must be a commitment to quality in your work in order for God to bless you on the job.
  - Proverbs 22:29
• There is something destructive about not doing your job well.
  - Proverbs 18:9

• Proverbs 12:24
• The biggest mistake employees make is showing a lack of diligence.
  - Illustration: May tells the story of a capable woman who nonetheless missed a promotion because her boss had witnessed her lack of timeliness and diligence.
• Matthew 15:21
• Diligence ultimately leads to success.
• Illustration: May quotes statistics on the correlation between tenure and promotion to CEO status.
• Proverbs 21:5

• In order for God to bless you in your job, you have to work hard.
• Hard work involves keeping your motives in line, keeping quality work a priority, and keeping at it.