Get to Work: Seeing Your Daily Grind as God's Good Gift

by Jonny Ardavanis

Learn to avoid both passivity and burnout by discovering God's glorious design for work--and how to labor, rest, and steward your time in ways that glorify God and maximize your joy.

The average person will spend 90,000 hours working--a staggering third of their life. For many, these hours feel like a necessary burden, something we have to do. But what if work isn't a punishment to endure, but a privilege to embrace--a divine "get to" rather than a grim "got to"?

In a time of contradictory messages about work, hurry, and rest, pastor and author Jonny Ardavanis dives into Scripture to help you see work as a divine calling, guiding you to partner with God and find profound meaning and purpose in your daily work, whether you're a plumber, a CEO, or a stay-at-home mom. Full of powerful insights and rich biblical truth, Get to Work will help

Discover God's original, pre-fall design for work as a joyful act of creation and cultivation, transforming your perspective on your daily tasksIdentify how the fall corrupted work, leading to the twin dangers of soul-crushing workaholism and passive livingLearn how to work with enthusiasm, excellence, and integrity--not to earn your identity, but as an act of worship and love for your neighborReclaim the lost art of true Sabbath, moving beyond mere escapism to build rhythms of rest and leisure that genuinely refresh your body, mind, and spiritGet to Work isn't just another book about finding work-life balance or boosting productivity. It's an invitation to rediscover what you were made for.

Genres: Christian, Christian Living, Christian Non Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2026

About the author

Jonny Ardavanis is the Teaching Pastor at Stonebridge Bible Church in Franklin, TN. Previously, Jonny served as the Dean of Campus Life at The Master’s University and as a Camp Director at Hume Lake Christian Camps in Central, CA.

Jonny’s passion is that people would come to know Jesus Christ and that they would love and obey His Word. Jonny is the author of “Consider the Lilies: Finding Perfect Peace In The Character of God” (October 2024, Zondervan) and is also the President and Founder of Dial In Ministries - which releases biblical resources weekly.

Jonny and his wife Caity have two precious daughters named Lily Jean and Scottie Joan.

Reviews

[Saolomon Mouacheupao · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

Pretty good. Even more accessible than Keller’s Every Good Endeavor.

[Emily Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book and very relevant to my life, and I imagine every other working Christian.

I came home from work wiped out to this book. I read it that evening and finished it the next day. This book gave me a new perspective on work and my attitude.

I liked reading it with my Bible next to me so I could turn to the passages and stories referenced. It really tied in things I’d never thought of before. I wanted to underline it in my Bible to remember it for myself.

[Hailey Vittrup · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exceptionally well written. The pages are saturated with Scripture, and the content is simultaneously important and pertinent. Jonny uses vivid real life examples and occasional humor to keep the reader engaged in the midst of deep wisdom and Biblical reminders. I would definitely recommend Get to Work!