By yielding to the Holy Spirit, we can have such a strong assurance of doing the Father’s will that we’ll be able to engage in every endeavor with zest and enthusiasm.
Whether we are engaged in a project of great magnitude or simply helping a neighbor, we must consider our responsibility to God and man. The apostle Paul said, “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord” (Col. 3:23). Anything we do for Jesus, whether large or small, should be “the biggest thing” in our lives.
Kemmons Wilson, founder of an international motel chain, quoted some advice for planting a “garden” that would enhance our work skills:
- Five rows of “peas”—prayer, preparedness, promptness, perseverance, politeness.
- Three rows of “squash”—squash gossip, criticism, and indifference.
- Five rows of “lettuce”—let us love one another, let us be faithful, let us be loyal, let us be unselfish, let us be truthful.
- Three rows of “turnips”—turn up for church, turn up with a new idea, turn up with the determination to do a better job today than you did yesterday. Today let’s evaluate our attitude toward our work. Do we see it as a necessary evil that deserves the least possible effort? As an unfortunate prerequisite to retirement? Or do we see it as an opportunity to serve God? He gives me work that I may seek His rest,
He gives me strength to meet the hardest test;
And as I walk in providential grace,
I find that joy goes with me, at God’s pace. —Gustafson
Today my beloved dears I encourage you to have a positive attitude and work enthusiastically and wholeheartedly at anything we do in our daily agenda of life, not just for a paycheck or praise from others but do it ALL for the glory of God. Today I encourage you to Be a Blessing and Do ALL things Heartily! 😊❤
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