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In April, only 266,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy while the experts had predicted 1 million. Yet, according to the National Federation of Independent Business, 44% of small businesses said they had job openings they couldn’t fill.
One potential reason for this gap is the government paying people more to stay home on unemployment than if they go to work. In Kansas, if you make less than $17 per hour you have little incentive to return to work.
In 2 Thessalonians 3, Paul wrote, “If anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all.”
God desires us to work for our provision because work provides dignity and provision.
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