working an everyday life

I have never really been much of a worker.  I'm not saying that I don't work but I really just don't want to; at least, not unless I have my heart involved.  You know, I really believe missions is where I am supposed to be now that I have been in school for six years for the same major.  Oh well, life pans out differently then you expect.  However, John Piper has a chapter dedicated to working an everyday, normal, monotonous job.  I have one as I am sure most of America does.  I have had horrible jobs and I actually love my current job (though I am not there very much because of school commitments), but I always wondered how you work a job that is mundane with non-Christians who are pessimistic all the time (not like I have one of those right now).  But John made it clearer to me when he explained 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 about working with our hands so we don't have to depend on anyone.  But he went further into explaining that God made us to upkeep his planet for his glory.  He made us to work to shape His world for His glory instead of creating a world where we work for ours.  It is a rough illustration I know.  But I am praying that you get the point.  In the other book I am reading "Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be" it talks about not working for money but having our money work for us.  If we are able to make our money work for us, think about the amazing things that we could do for God. 

John talks about our work becoming more like God.  Showing people how to work the way that God wants us to work is actually a witness that some people forget about.  Growing up I always thought as being a witness meant going out and sharing the Gospel with those who did not know Him.  Well, this is true but it can also be done with the way that we treat others.  Once I started my journey with giving God everything, people started noticing a change in me.  Not just my non-Christian friends, but even my Christian friends.  I know this seems backwards but if my Christian friends are noticing a difference without knowing why and THEY want to ask about it, then of course you can bet that the non Christian friends are probably wondering the same thing.  You can do this in your monotonous job.  Use it as a witness to show those around you who God is.  Work because God gave you the ability to do so.  In my case, because I don't have a career job or a full time job for that matter; my work obviously consists of that job but also school and even everyday living for me is work.  I was thinking about this when John mentioned how after Adam and Eve broke their promise to God about not eating from the tree of life, that God told Adam that in order for him to eat he has to eat off the land but he also has to work to eat off the land.  He said that Adam would endure sweat and labor in order to provide food for him and his family.  I started chuckling a little bit because I was thinking about how much I hated making my dinner every night.  All I could think was, "Thanks Adam and Eve."  Just because I don't want to make dinner tomorrow night.  But, looking at what I have learned through these books, I need to think of it as a blessing that I get to work diligently and sweat over my labor because then I get to enjoy the food that I initially "slaved" over.  How are you going to portray to people who God is at work?  Is work for you an actual job or just going through life doing the normal routine?  Are you able to work with a joyful, unconditional heart?