Why does God care about where I work?

Have you ever wondered if God cares about where you work? Have you already come to the conclusion that He does?

God definitely cares about where you work.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21 says:

Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.  Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:19‭-‬21 NASB)

This tells us that God is calling other men through us. So I would suggest to you that God cares about where we work specifically because He would be able to match us up with our non-Christian co-workers in a way that we might be able to witness to them, whether in words or deeds. But not just non-Christians. Because I can tell you that the Christian friends I've met through my work have been invaluable resources to me to lift me up when I've needed it most, in a way that pleases God and honors my husband.

We also read this in Thessalonians:

But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Thessalonians 5:12‭-‬14 NASB)

The first sentence here tells us to appreciate our coworkers and our supervisors, and to "esteem them very highly in love." Then, it basically goes on to tell us to be the kind of peace-making team members who help people.

Here is a link to a 1-minute video that's worth watching to remind us to demonstrate love at work: https://youtu.be/0DcYVFJNUn0

I've been learning a lot at work in my current position. I know I don't talk about it much. (Check out this link to see what I've been involved in recently: https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1472543/joint-us-israel-exercise-juniper-cobra-2018-concludes/)  I've definitely enjoyed many aspects of my job, and all in all, I'm so thrilled to be able to work where I do. I'm learning SO much.  But at the same time, some of the people (one in particular), and many of the processes are so frustrating to me that I actually look forward to going back to where I work in MD, when the time comes.  How hard can it be to rent a stupid car for travel?!  (Trust me, they can make it VERY difficult.)  So I remind myself of what we are told in Philippians:

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world... (Philippians 2:14‭-‬15 NASB)

Anyone want to tell me that it's easy to appear as a light to the world? I can think of some people who make it seem easy, but I am not one of them! But I can tell you that there have been times when I've known that my colleagues have needed an extra dose of light. Recently, even.

Usually we don't know what kind of impact (if any) we have on our team members as far as being ambassadors for Christ and lights in the world is concerned. Sometimes, I'll be honest, I forget these are my top priorities at work, and I get caught up in the hustle and bustle and forget to think about the people.  I'm working on this more lately. I've had occasion to work on it while I've been here. I just need to remember Who I'm working for.