Bible Verses About Workplace Stress
Finding purpose and peace in your daily labor.
The daily grind of our labor is not outside of God’s concern, but is a primary field for our spiritual service. When the pressure of deadlines and the friction of the workplace mount, we are invited to do all things as unto the Lord rather than for human approval. By finding your purpose in Him, you can experience a steady peace that transcends the demands of your job. Lean into His strength as you seek to represent Christ in every interaction and task throughout your day.
Key Passages
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing."
"And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;"
"The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat."
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"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
"And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
"And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."
"And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
"With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free."
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
"¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
"The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep."
"And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God."
"¶ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God."
"Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."
"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."
"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made."
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
"The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust."
"Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work."
"The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward."
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."
"If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward."
"For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world."
"For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."
"For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his."
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