Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. (Colossians 3:23) This is a great scripture and I have began to refer to it often because my original nature is a procrastinator and a bit lazy to be honest. It's hard for me to really get going and once I get going, I find it difficult to stick with what I had planned! As I keep this scripture in mind I am finding that I am now wholeheartedly setting my mind and heart on doing whatever I do with all diligence and with all my heart as unto the Lord.
My daily life looks like this: Make beds, wash clothes, fold clothes, wash dishes, dust/vacuum, cook, etc.... These are things that I do every single day. This kind of work gets old very quickly and sometimes I do it in a rush and don't really work at it with all my heart. Sometimes I just do it and get it over with so that I can move on to something more interesting. But lately God has been showing me that these are not just thankless tasks, but they are acts of worship to Him and that I should do them with more thoroughness and thankfulness. He said that when I do them I should do them as unto Him and that they are a sweet aroma in His nostrils when I wholeheartedly do them! Isn't that a blessing!! To know that these boring, mundane tasks are a sweet smelling savor to God and that He smiles as I do them with diligence and love. I was blessed as God was speaking that to my heart. I then began to get up with a new attitude. I began to look at these tasks with new eyes. I look at them joyfully now and I get excited about them. Wow!! What a change, to get excited about washing dishes and folding clothes! :) Well it's not the actual tasks that excite me, it's knowing that when I do them with cheerfulness, that God is smiling and is pleased. That is all I need in this life; for God to be pleased with whatever I do!
Do whatever you do as unto the Lord and you will see a change in your attitude and heart.
Happy Homemaking!!
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