A New Perspective

It is easy to go through the day and do the daily duties: feed my family, give the kids a bath, change the baby's diaper, do the dishes, fold the laundry, clean the house, and the list goes on. Some day's are harder than others. Having a toddler and an infant, it seems that one is always in need of me. I am being pulled every which way because someone is hungry or someone needs comforting. I feel overwhelmed sometimes and just want a break. If there were only an easy button to push. But then I remember a friend saying that my work is my worship. How is that? I am a worship leader and I know what worship is.... but do I? I've been praying God would give me a different perspective on life and the duties that call. Well, here it is. Eph. 6:7 tells me, "serve wholeheartedly as if I were serving the Lord." As a mother and a wife, I serve my family all day long. But do I do it as if I were serving the Lord? Sometimes, if I really think hard about it, but most of the time it is my human flesh doing the serving. This is where the rubber meets the road. I need to change my perspective or these daily duties will always be daily duties. If I do not do them out of my love for the Lord, then all I am doing is simply existing. My pastor says that you will worship what you love. Who do I love? God let my first love always be You and no other. This is when I truly begin to worship. One day I want to hear Him say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things." (Matt. 25:23) I'm not sure I'm ready for the many things yet, but hopefully one day I will be. Just help me to be faithful in serving my family out of my love for You.