There was a monk in the 17th century named Brother Lawrence. From the little I know of him, he was an amazing man who came to an awesome realization about serving the Lord.
"It is enough for me to but pick up a straw from the ground for the love of God."
He grasped a concept that many of us don't.
We don't have to do huge things in order to serve God.
So many times we (...I) feel like if we aren't somewhere in Africa, living in a hut, slaving away in the heat everyday, that we aren't really serving God. We can't possibly do anything that He would approve over. Thankfully, this is so incorrect. It doesn't take turning the world upside-down 24/7 in hyper mode to serve the Lord. We can do it each and everyday. Correction: we SHOULD. In all the small things. In washing the dishes. In driving to work. In scubbing floors or painting walls for a neighbor. In giving someone a hug.
Our God is a personal God, and He loves hearing you whistle as you work just as much as He loves hearing you sing in church on Sunday.
Serve and worship Him in the small things. Because there are WAY more small things in life than there are big. Work it.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Monday, December 20, 2010
40 before 40
To directly copy Jon Acuff, this is a list of 40 things I want to do before I turn 40. In no particular order. I realize I won't be 40 for a very long while, but I thought I'd allow plenty of time...
1. Impress Mrs. C.
2. Go to New Zealand
3. Visit the NFL Hall of Fame
4. Graduate from college
5. Do so with honors
6. Go to England and come back with an accent
7. Have a lightsaber duel in public
8. Wear Converse everywhere I go
9. Win another Fantasy Superbowl
10. Get married
11. Adopt
12. Visit Africa and see an elephant
13. Drive through KC without freaking out
14. Go to an NFL game
15. Sponser a Compassion child
16. Wear Converse to my own wedding
17. Make a decent score in mini golf
18. Visit Germany
19. Sell a picture
20. Play tackle football in the snow
21. Go to DC
22. Buy a Favre Vikes jersey
23. Win many Chuck Norris wars
24. Stay out all night
25. Visit Disney World
26. Avoid debt
27. Go hiking in the Alps
28. While singing The Sound of Music
29. Take a road trip with the girls
30. Get an A on a paper
31. Eat a large pizza by myself
32. Buy a Mustang
33. Ride horses until I'm so sore I can't walk
34. Learn to play Tennis
35. Beat Joey in Wii bowling
36. Stay in shape
37. Be a cool mom
38. Start my own business
39. Take a train in Europe
40. Dye my hair
1. Impress Mrs. C.
2. Go to New Zealand
3. Visit the NFL Hall of Fame
4. Graduate from college
5. Do so with honors
6. Go to England and come back with an accent
7. Have a lightsaber duel in public
8. Wear Converse everywhere I go
9. Win another Fantasy Superbowl
10. Get married
11. Adopt
12. Visit Africa and see an elephant
13. Drive through KC without freaking out
14. Go to an NFL game
15. Sponser a Compassion child
16. Wear Converse to my own wedding
17. Make a decent score in mini golf
18. Visit Germany
19. Sell a picture
20. Play tackle football in the snow
21. Go to DC
22. Buy a Favre Vikes jersey
23. Win many Chuck Norris wars
24. Stay out all night
25. Visit Disney World
26. Avoid debt
27. Go hiking in the Alps
28. While singing The Sound of Music
29. Take a road trip with the girls
30. Get an A on a paper
31. Eat a large pizza by myself
32. Buy a Mustang
33. Ride horses until I'm so sore I can't walk
34. Learn to play Tennis
35. Beat Joey in Wii bowling
36. Stay in shape
37. Be a cool mom
38. Start my own business
39. Take a train in Europe
40. Dye my hair
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