The Work Before Me

“Work hard, follow Me, and I will bring the rewards.”

I heard those words one day when I was striving to find my next chapter. I wrote them down, but I’m still learning how to live them.

This morning, I was thinking about my first year with Halo. Two awards arrived at my door on different days, and both took me completely by surprise. I didn’t know I was working toward an award. I was listening to companies, finding solutions, and helping them promote their businesses. I was simply doing the work in front of me.

Now I’m building something new, and those words have come back to me.

It’s easy to start watching for the next shiny thing: a promotion, recognition, more followers, some sign that all this effort is working. I can get so focused on what might happen next that I lose sight of what God has asked me to do today.

Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”

That’s why I created The Encore Life Daily Rhythm. It gives me a way to return to what matters each day. When I follow it consistently, I see things begin to happen. I meet someone new. A conversation opens a door. The next step becomes visible.

Here’s your action for today: Write down three small things you can do each day to care for your calling. Choose things you can actually do, even on an ordinary Tuesday. Then follow that rhythm for one week without measuring your worth by the response you get.

Show up. Do the work before you with your whole heart. Follow where God leads.

We are responsible for the activity. We can trust Him with the results.