Working Hard so You Don't Have to!

Apparently I'm starting a blog today. Not sure what led to this, other than wanting to keep track of thoughts for myself and my girls as I walk through life. I know God teaches me things everyday but its hard to keep up at times. This is just one of those days I wanted to remember what HE taught me...so I started a blog.

The day started like most. I woke up thinking about what had to be done today. My job requires different things everyday so with each morning I have to make sure I know where or what I'm suppose to do that day. Somedays its grocery shopping and errand running, ( that one's not bad) other days its visits with friends, (those are my favorite days) and then there are days like today. HOUSE CLEANING DAY (my least favorite!). Not only was it house cleaning day....it was bathrooms HAVE to be done day! So I decided when Alice went to take a nap I was going to spend some time with the Father to prepare for the dreaded day. Guess what scripture was waiting for me in my study today. Well here, I will let you read it.

To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." Gen. 3:17-19

Reminding me quickly that because of our sinfulness we now will not always enjoy our work. In fact our work will be tough...causing sweat, stress, anxiety, pain, and in my case disgust! Through the lesson though God reminded me that the original plan was that we would have enjoyed our work...and HE would have been shown as beautiful and glorious (which HE is) through it all! So that's the goal right? Make HIM look great in my work.

So I cleaned the sink, cleaned the tub/shower, and hoping that maybe just maybe Jesus would return first, I left the toilet until last. But Jesus didn't come...and the toilet had to be cleaned. So I sat there cleaning the toilet and wondered how in the world I could make God be seen as beautiful through this process! It stumped me! Then I sprayed my scrubbing bubbles all over it. Thinking about their slogan "Working hard so you don't have to". Funny right? I wish right? But I realized that my God never planned for me to do this...He never wanted me to have to deal with hating my work. He really planned to do the work so I wouldn't have to...and honestly He has! He has done so much for me...and ultimately provided the Son who died so I wouldn't have to. My punishment is paid in full! Guess what...I realized I was smiling while scrubbing my toilet! My God is beautiful... I don't make HIM that way... He is! I believe He can use anything and anywhere (even the dirty bathroom) to show His beauty to us! Now just hoping that maybe through my toilet cleaning my girls might see Him as beautiful too.