"My work here is done"

A co-worker of mine, who is a evangelical Christian, told me she felt her "work" was done where she's working. Basically, she feels that she can no longer reach the people she works with for Christ and she feels that, because she has suffered so much in her life, that no one will want to know God through her anyway.

The question is, is our work ever really done? I realize this is a bit of a rhetorical question... but I found this attitude puzzling. Can we really only be a witness for Christ so long before we no longer plant seeds? And where does this notion come from that, because of her suffering despite her Christianity, that no one will want to know God anyway? Isn't it our praise of God despite our suffering that may cause people to ponder faith and belief in God?

Our work is never done until we go to our glory. Sounds as though your co-worker has hit a rough patch. I hope she isn't losing her faith. I don't know what suffering she has gone through but I do know that the protestants do not understand or believe in redemptive suffering. At this point in her lief, I would say she needs our prayers.

Mary1973 wrote:At this point in her lief, I would say she needs our prayers.

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