• • Many times we cry in our workplaces about what we are getting. We have

    very high expectations in terms of salary, in terms of benefits etc. But

    what are we really worth? Are we working hard or working smart? Working

    hard may not reap the rewards that you expect,  because your focus is on

    the quantity of work that you do and not the quality that you deliver.

    This is why  it feels like your salary does not match the work you put

    in. You are working by sight and not by faith.

    The journey becomes difficult because you have no vision nor plan;

    therefore you use more energy than one who has vision and plan. It looks

    like a never ending cycle of hard labour because you want the bosses to

    see your physical hard work. But what is working smart?

    Working Smart begins with having a personal vision of where you want to

    be or what you want to achieve in your career. Then having a vision of

    what you want to achieve over and above the role you have been given at

    work. And then discipline yourself by offloading unwanted loads, or

    anything that will disturb you between the hours that you have been

    given to perform your duties. Lastly, and most importantly “Commit

    everything to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall make it come to

    pass” (Psalms 37:5)

    But let me warn you, it does not end only in the work place. All this

    should also flow into your life outside of work, because what you do

    with your salary or reward, either helps your goal or increases your

    pressure in the workplace. Your disciplined lifestyle will make you

    realise your truth worth, and when you receive your salary you will be

    suprised how much you can accomplish with it. We are frustrated with our

    work and feel our salaries are not enough because we have no discipline

    in our personal life, and we fail to realise that our lifestyle choices

    eventually either relieve or put pressure on our rewards or salaries;

    which then pressures us to feel that we are not getting our worth. Yet

    the Bible says “And the Lord will meet all your needs according to His

    riches and glory in Christ Jesus” (Phillipians 4:19).

    The painful truth to many might be  this; that what we are receiving as

    a salary or reward for our work, is what the Lord has provided for you

    according to His riches and glory in Christ Jesus. The only problem is

    this; we lack the discipline that He as a Father requires from His

    children and have shown our unfaithfulness to the little He has

    entrusted us with and as a faithful and genuine Father, He knows if He

    opens a door for more, it will only be more destructive for our lives.

    “A disciplined lifestyle is the foundation and the recipe for a

    successful life” – T.W.Moagi