This verse jumped out at me twice this week, so I take that as a sign that it's my verse this week. I actually first really saw it when I was reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Can't remember exactly the specifics of the discussion in the book, but I remember it referring to extending your life's purpose into your daily work no matter what work that is.....it was a time when I was feeling very overwhelmed and almost burnt out with the work I was doing and I can say that it really did help me to change my perspective about my job. Whether I enjoyed what I was doing or not, I continually reminded myself that maybe the purpose wasn't to be the best but to do my best to be a representative of Jesus. I reminded myself of this all through the boys' colicky infancy, exhausting toddlerhoods, and energetic preschool years - and am still reminding myself that every little thing I do or say is representative of Him - might seem kind of stressful to some, but it's freeing to me, giving me guidance and clear priorities in my day-to-day life.
Okay, extremely long explanation, but the verse is much shorter this week!
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
-Colossians 3:17 (New Living Translation)
1 comment:
Good verse, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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