Faith in the Workplace

Faith in the Workplace Doesn't Always Look Like Grand Gestures.

Recently, I was entrusted by a leader with something that felt quietly sacred.

He didn't ask me for a catalogue.

He didn't ask for "pick any gift" or "one gift fits all."

Instead, he took time to share brief glimpses of the people on his team —

who they were,

what season they were in,

and what might encourage them.

There were about 30 of them.

Some knew Christ personally.

Most didn't.

My role was not simply to provide gifts.

It was to notice people well on his behalf.

For each person, I prayerfully considered what might speak peace, steadiness, or encouragement into their daily work life — according to their needs.

Some gifts carried Scripture clearly. Others carried gentler words of hope, rest, or light.

What moved me most was not the act of gifting itself, but the posture behind it —

a leader stewarding influence with care, not convenience.

In the past two months, I've witnessed similar quiet faithfulness in others.

A senior engineer, a woman of faith, has been steadily purchasing Scripture ambient lightboxes.

Not in bulk.

One by one.

As each person comes to mind.

Each one thoughtfully chosen and given to a colleague or friend in the corporate world,

as a way to encourage them in their walk with Christ. To remind them they are not alone in demanding environments.

A businesswoman who once left the corporate world keeps Scripture-inspired gifts gently set aside — ready, not rushed — so that whenever someone crosses her path and encouragement is needed, she is prepared to give with intention.

And a retired adviser, still attentive to the people God brings into her life, has also been keeping meaningful, Scripture-inspired gifts on standby.

She prays, discerns, and gives them out thoughtfully, as a quiet way of reflecting Christ to those she encounters, one name at a time, trusting the Holy Spirit to work beyond each moment.

Different seasons.

Different callings.

The same posture.

These moments have stayed with me and helped me understand my own role more clearly.

They have reminded me that what I do at Cheerful carries a certain weight, that it is not simply about printing Scripture on items and calling them meaningful gifts.

It is about discernment.

About paying attention to what God may be wanting to speak — and when.

About trusting that a word, a Scripture, or a simple object might one day meet someone at an appointed moment.

Perhaps as an answer to a prayer they have been quietly carrying.

Or as encouragement they have been waiting for without knowing how it would come.

This has strengthened how I have always felt about the work in my hands, not to churn out new gifts to fill a catalogue, or to maximise sales by following the world's business strategies, but to honour the work itself and steward it with care, timing, humility, and worship.

These reflections teach me that faith in the workplace, and in life, doesn't always look like grand gestures.

Often, it looks like attentiveness.

Like discernment.

Like kindness that sees people as individuals, not roles.

For those of us who live and work in professional environments, I believe God places people around us not by accident, but by assignment.

And sometimes, the most faithful thing we can do is not to say more, but to notice better.

If you are a professional wondering how faith might live gently and wisely alongside your work, perhaps this is enough to remember:

You don't need a platform.

You already have people.

Be intentional to care a little more.

Sometimes, faithful attentiveness like this can change someone's life entirely.