We re living in the same world Adam and Eve discovered. We will confront evil and experience conflict. In the face of this, the key to having a full life, and not developing an unhealthy work attitude, is to be prepared. I know a guy just out of high school who turned down several jobs with web design firms in hopes his church would put him on staff to work on their Internet media. The church did not hire him because they lacked the budget for another employee, but of course welcomed his services anytime he could offer them for free.
Some people desire and prefer working for the church.
There s nothing wrong with that, but you should ask yourself if working for the church is in the best interest of God s work. We cannot afford a preference for church work and a depreciation of daily work, write Doug Sherman and William Hendricks in Your Work Matters to God . Rather, we must do God s work, wherever it needs doing. Although the church should meet the needs of its members, it must always focus on being an outreach center and not a self-centered Christian club. Avoid the strong tendency to view your church as an end in itself, as a kingdom you are building for God, Sherman and Hendricks say.