Colossians 3:23

Colossians 3:23

 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters

 

This is a great verse to keep in our minds whether we are at work, at home, in our churches, at our schools, or even shopping at the grocery store. It’s great because it essentially says that whatever it is that we may be doing, we should do that task as if we were doing it directly for God. So if we are at work completing a project, we should complete that project with enthusiasm, integrity, and a positive attitude, as if God were sitting in our office waiting for the completed product. If we are at home, we are to prepare meals, clean bathrooms, wash and fold laundry, and mow the yard as if the occupant of the home was God himself. If out driving around or shopping at stores, we are to interact with others as if we were interacting with the Lord…with kindness, forgiveness, and grace. Bottom line, whatever it is that we are doing, our goal should be to do it all for the Lord. After all, we have been placed in this life to serve the Lord…our #1 role in this life is to serve God…period. So when we go about our days with honesty, genuine kindness, integrity, and true forgiveness, we are serving the Lord. When we go about our days in anger, resentment, and selfishness, breeding conflict and strife, we are not serving the Lord…we are serving sin, the devil, darkness. It’s clear which path is better and it’s clear which path will lead us to a happier life. While it’s obviously no easy task living like this, we will find that when we genuinely invite the Holy Spirit into our lives, welcoming the guidance and direction, we will find that it is certainly achievable. There is no limit to what we can do when we let God take the lead. To God alone be the glory!