All day long Amos took care of sheep - not a particularly "spiritual" job - yet he became a channel of God's message to others [as prophet of God].Your job may not cause you to feel spiritual or successful, but it is a vital work if you are in the place God wants you to be. God can work through you to do extraordinary things, no matter how ordinary your occupation. Television and movies are filled with images of people who seem to have no fear. Many today have sought to model their lives after these images - they want to be tough at any cost. But God is not impressed with tough actions. He says that even the toughest of men will run in fear when His judgment comes. Can you think of people who consider themselves tough enough to make it without God? Don't be swayed by their self-assured rhetoric. Recognize that God fears no one, and one day all people will fear Him. Israel had forgotten how to do what was right. The more they sinned, the harder it was to remember what God wanted. The same is true for us. The longer we fail to deal with sin, the greater its hold on us. Finally, we forget what it means to do the right thing. Are you on the verge of forgetting? There is one sure remedy for a world that is sick and dying in sin - seek God and live. Sin seeks to destroy, but hope is found in seeking God. In times of difficulty - seek God! In personal discomfort and struggle - seek God! When others are struggling, encourage them to seek God too!)