“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.” (Ephesians 6:7-8, NASB)
Will scrubbing the toilet, washing dishes, washing clothes, sweeping the floor, listening to children ask for one more thing, and submitting to my husband…. make me more Holy?
Is there even a verse in the Bible that says “scrubbing the toilet” will make me Holy?
Well, my friend, there isn’t one that I’m aware of. But there is Scripture after Scripture about becoming least, or better put, living a life of servant-hood.
Beloved, when you are serving others, you are serving the Lord.
I have to remind myself continuously…. that scrubbing the toilet isn’t about keeping the rings out of the toilet so company won’t talk about my dirty bathroom.
Instead…. it’s about God changing something inside me, through servant-hood. He rewards me with, a Holy experience. I become little by little, more and more, like Jesus.
My flesh may scream “No!” But the Holy Spirit is saying, “A yes will change you from the inside-out, because you are serving Me.”
Today, there was a continuous amount of mundane tasks to be completed. So many so, that I didn’t even want to roll out of bed today. I honestly just wanted to pull the covers up over my head and pretend that I was too sick to get out of bed.
But what would that accomplish?
Nothing…. because my Holy experience, for today, would be none.
So how did I get through these mundane tasks?
Grace, my friends….
I prayed to God….
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your grace, in all, that You have given me.
Grace that I have…. a toilet to scrub, instead of having to go behind a bush to pee.
Grace that I have…. dishes to scrub food off of, instead of not having dirty dishes, nor food to dirty them up with.
Grace that I have…. a washing machine to drop clothes in, instead of needing to hand-wash every piece of clothing.
Grace that I have…. a floor to sweep the dirt off of, instead of having a floor made of dirt.
Grace that I have…. children that come and ask me for what they want, instead of children telling me what I am going to give them.
Grace that I have…. a husband that uses his worn hands to change the oil, mow the yard, and hold me gently, instead of a husband that uses his hands to hurt me.
Thank you Lord for all Your provision and showing me so much grace, even when I don’t want to do the everyday mundane…. and experience, a Holy experience.
God bless! Love you all!! 🙂
