And whatever you do, no matter what it is, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in dependence upon His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17
My boys get the abridged version of the scripture continuously. That reminder of who we serve and why we serve.
It changes our perspective when we do everything in the name of Jesus and through dependence on Him. It’s so easy to feel unappreciated in our daily lives. There’s no audience waiting to give us a standing ovation when we clean the bathroom, or get a report finished in time at work, or get up to do that nighttime nursing with a newborn or that we paid our bills this month. Yet it is all these little things that add up to the total of our lives and all these little things that will get us that moment when we go home to Jesus where He will say to us, “Well done, you upright, honorable, admirable and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy, the delight, the blessedness which your master enjoys.” Matthew 25:21
So much falls into place, like our Daunters and their hold on us, when we switch their lordship of our lives to the lordship of Christ. Every word spoken when put through the filter of His glory will change what we say. Every deed done to honor Him and dependant on Him put the focus of what we do with our time and resources in the right place.
It’s so hard to be upset when you are praising God, even for the thankless tasks in our lives. So praise Him in the little things and do them for his glory and then a beautiful Hallelujah will follow.