Whatever You Do

Standing in the kitchen tonight, wiping counters, scrubbing pots. sweeping floors, I had that feeling of "uggh!" A little tired after a long day and the Lord brought this verse to my mind:
I Corinthians 10:31
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

That is convicting to me as I am prone to grumble (sometimes out loud and sometimes to myself) throughout the day. I am prone to forget that God is watching my every deed and that nothing goes unnoticed by the Father. Sadly, I frequently lose sight that everything I do matters to Him.

So, I am now reminding myself, and anyone else who might read this, that I need to do everything I do to the glory of God. This passage is particularly encouraging to me:

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; 6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also[b] is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

That really encourages my heart, to "do the will of God from the heart". I am guilty of forgetting this day to day. And I love this reminder. So wherever I am, I just need to do the will of God from my heart. The will of God for me is many little simple things: mopping, changing diapers, wiping little bottoms, cooking meals, sweeping floors, teaching children. Let me not forget that God sees all of that. It all matters to Him.

I not always sure how to do it to the glory of God, but as I scrub the toilet this evening, I am going to purpose in my heart to do it just as if Jesus had asked me to do, just as if the Father Himself needed it done. It's what He's given me today, in His will for my life, a small little thing, but a small thing that I can do unto Him. And I can say thank you for this task that He has given me do!! And whatever I do...let me do it to the glory of God.

This song is a great song about just this!!!!!