It caught my eye as I was browsing...What would happen if we looked at our schedules as acts of worship?
What, my schedule? Worship? We had just gone through a series of lessons on worship at church, and I was pretty sure this one wasn't mentioned. I almost passed it by. But curiosity got the better of this ole cat and I read on.
What constitutes worship has been on my mind for some time now...years really. Is everything I do worship? Is there such a thing as simply living my life without it necessarily being worship?
“Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering’” (Rom. 12:1, MSG).
Living a life is not worship...unless I make it so! I can either reflect the glory of God and show the presence of Jesus in my life, or I can reflect the opposite. Every day is a choice; every moment is a choice...whether I build up or tear down; whether I encourage or criticize; whether I forgive or not forgive; whether I give mercy or pronounce judgment; whether I share my faith or remain silent.
Dusting can become meditative moments...vacuuming can provide times of prayerful thoughts...errands can be opportunities for reaching out...work can be filled with joyful attitude and calming spirit...travel time can be spent in appreciation and thankfulness for God created views of beauty and nature.
Schedules change from day to day...no two days are exactly the same. As a child of God, we should remain constant, always looking to God in every instance of our schedules, allowing His nature to influence us in word and deed. Then our everyday, ordinary life will be extraordinary and a fitting offering for the One who made us!
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