Whether you view your work as simply a way to provide for your household or a means to live out your passions, is really up to you. In the Bible we see both types of people and we read instruction that endorses both directions in life and work.
Just like an engine needs maintenance, a leader needs to relax on a regular basis, lest he cease to function. The body and mind were not meant to run at 100% day-in and day-out without a break.
How do you look at the world? Some see the problems first, while others see the opportunities. Scripture instructs that Christ-followers are to go through life as optimists.
What will you do of significance with the 80-or-so years you have? When we’re young we have all the time in the world. And once we realize that isn’t true, we never have enough left to do anything with it.
When a sculptor completes his work in clay, he prepares to make a mold of the piece so he can recreate it. He’ll have to do something to his artistic work to make this happen, and that is to cut it apart.