God has given you the breath in your lungs, the mind you think with, the abilities you have, the opportunities you’ve been given, and the fact that you woke up this morning. There is so much in your life that no human being can take credit for.

The good news of Christianity: you don't have to wonder whether you've done enough, because Christ has done enough.

Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

Work from the grace of God and for the glory of God.

Grace doesn’t lead to laziness. It leads to stewardship.

Work not for grace. Work from grace.

Christianity begins not with what you accomplish for God, but with what Christ has accomplished for you.

Work cannot bear the weight of ultimate meaning in your life.

You may never call work your god, but many of us ask it to do what only God can.

What if work is a gift, not a god?

“This infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words, by God himself.” — Blaise Pascal

God is happy. He delights in showing mercy (Mic. 7:18). He rejoices in doing his people good (Jer. 32:41). He exults over his people with singing (Zeph. 3:17). “The LORD takes pleasure in his people." (Psalm 149:4)

God is our source of deep, lasting happiness.

God is not opposed to your happiness. He is the source of it.

God wants you to delight in him and his creation.

God is for your happiness

If religious people have given you a distorted picture of God, don’t stop there. Go look at who God has revealed himself to be.

Don’t confuse a poor representation of God with God himself.

“This is the main message of Ecclesiastes in a nutshell: life in God’s world is gift, not gain.” —David Gibson

The Bible is not a story of God rewarding good people, but God saving sinful people.