It's Not Possible - or Necessary - to Always Think of God at Work

We've often talked about working in the presence of God. And saying aspirations like "I love you Jesus," "All for You Lord," etc. from time to time helps us to be aware of God's presence. We never want to walk into work in the morning and leave God waiting at the door.

(The concern here is that we don't live two separate lives: the religious and the secular. The classic - and extreme - example would be those who go to Mass on Sunday and that pretty much sums up their prayer life, and their thoughts about God for the whole week.)

The fact is, it's simply not possible - nor is it really necessary or even desirable - to constantly think of God at work. 

But if it still remains troublesome to you that you more or less dive into your work and sometimes don't even give God a single thought, especially during a super-busy day at work (as it does sometimes trouble me), perhaps you'll find this advice from Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. (1882-1958) helpful:

“God does not ask me to make continual acts of prayer, but to be always in the state of prayer. To make acts of prayer only would mean to perform one exercise after another in which my sole occupation would be to think of God. There can be no question of that: I would fail in the duties of my state. When I am at prayer, I must exert myself to occupy my thoughts with God. At other times my essential duty is not to think of God, but to execute my work as well as possible for the glory of God. That is living in the state of prayer, in the state of elevation toward God. I am united to Him, not by my memory but by my will. And if to do well what I am doing I must force myself not to think of God I need not hesitate. At prayer, I must think of God as perfectly as possible for it is the thought of God that excites love of God. Outside of prayer, it is not as important to think of God but to act for God. To do this I must make the good intention and not be disturbed if, seeking God alone in everything, I do not think of Him for some time. As I become more accustomed to the invisible world, the thought of God will become more familiar to me.”

When Father speaks of the "invisible" world, he means the supernatural world - something we moderns have a hard time understanding and being aware of in this world of ours so drenched in secularism (really a kind of paganism). But don't fret, that's why we spend time each day reading Scripture, studying the Faith, and reading some spiritual insights like this from Father Plus. Right?