I was on my hands and knees yesterday scrubbing hardened milk residue and food particles from around my daughter's high chair and the thought struck me that instead of feeling worn out and begrudging the task at hand I should take the moment to practice having a servant's heart. It does make a total difference when you are imagining scrubbing the floors for Jesus. I mentally pictured the floor transforming into the floor of a palace and I renewed my efforts as I started thinking about how nice it would be to please the King. The funny thing is, that is exactly what I was doing, though it seemed a mundane task. When we shift our focus, not on the task at hand, but onto the eternal it gives our lives purpose. That is something I think we all need!
Colossians 3:23-24: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
