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Post by TaQuilla on Dec 28, 2006 8:54:02 GMT -5
got this in a email newsletter yesterday...
Cleaning for the King
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve." -Colossians 3:23-24
Taking care of our families is a high and holy calling. Not always glamorous or fun, and sometimes not even appreciated, but it is a calling (see Titus 2: 3-5). While the world may send the message that our worth is outside of the home and that taking care of the home is nothing more than a burden, we know that's not the truth.
Taking care of our homes is not just about serving our families, it is also about serving God. As you go about your duties in your home and are teaching your children to take care of their duties, remember Who we are really serving and do your work heartily unto Him.
Homeschool Heart Nancy Carter, Senior Editor, HomesteadBlogger.com
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Post by TaQuilla on Dec 28, 2006 9:10:52 GMT -5
I have had to remind myself of this on numerous occasions, since becoming a stay-at-home mother/wife. After leaving behind a world were my work was noticed, and often praised and rewarded, I entered a new world. A world that, although seemingly menial tasks that no one notices are at hand, they are the most important tasks. I have to remember, when I begin to feel like "no one appreciates anything that I do around here", that if I'm doing it with that attitude then I'm not doing it for the Lord, but for men. I know in my heart that the Lord is happy when His children are obedient, just as we are with our children. And days when I feel like shurking my duties at home, I have to remind myself that I am "obligated" (Titus 2:3-5) to perform these services in my home by none other than God Himself. If I were at a "real" job and had obligations, they would be done w/o thinking twice, so what makes this job less important. In fact there is nothing more important than performing a task that God has given, and performing it to the BEST of your abilities. It's just another way that Satan uses to try to get us to put God's priorities on the back burner, in favor of our own goals in life. I followed Satan's way for the first 5 years of my relationship and insisted on doing things my way, which led to a lot of arguments and heartache. It wasn't until I decided to let go and let God have His way, that things began to slowly fall into place. This is what I must keep in mind when I begin to feel like "I'm being taken advantage of", "I'm tired of picking up after people", "I don't want people to look down on me", "I'm way too smart for this", and every other lie from the pit of hell that Satan throws at me. I'm doing this for God, not "people", and it doesn't matter if the worth of my current job is ever acknowledged before men on this earth, as long as I'm building up my treasures in heaven, and my father can look at me and say, "well done, thou good and faithful SERVANT"
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