I mentioned my PPD entry to my wife and she pointed out a few things that are significant. Work is an important part of God's plan for us. The Bible refers to creation as work; Gen 2:2 "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work". Adam was given work in the garden at the beginning of time Gen 2:15 "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it". Scripture teaches that work is a gift from God Eccl 5:19, "Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God".
My point wasn't that work is bad, work is good but we should not tie our self-worth to our work. I realize that not everyone does that but as I pointed out, it is something that men especially tend to do.
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