Changing ordinary tasks into expressions of love

There are many ways in which we serve the Lord and express love to Him. We can do this by using our gifts at church. We can do it by feeding the hungry, clothing those in need of garments, visiting the sick and so on.  We also can go to work and express love to the Lord by doing our work unto HIm and not by way of eye service before man. In the few examples given we can easily see this as service before God. 

But I'd like to challenge you with this idea. Convert even ordinary daily tasks into service before your King. Before you do any task do some self talk and set your motive to express love to Him in that task. That's right anything. Okay the buzzer just went off on the dryer. Technically you are not serving anyone since it is your own wash that is in the machine. You pause and set your motives. You choose to do each step as unto the Lord in order to show Him kindness. You say to yourself I'm unloading the dryer in order to serve the Lord. I am folding these clothes to bless you Lord. I am removing these wrinkles to make you smile God. I am putting them in the closet to bring you good. Yes I bring you good Lord and not harm. 

I'm not giving you fixed things to say or a specific way to do them. I am just point you in a general direction of serving the Lord at all times and in all places and in all actions. Serving the Lord is not just on Sundays or at the soup kitchen or at your job. It can be in every action that you do. Furthermore this general mindset can take the monotony out of some tasks. It changes a boring task into something that has life attached to it. It can actually make the task joyful. 

Now whatever you do when you rise from your computer set you mind to do it as unto the Lord. Go forth and bless the Lord. And may the Lord bless you as you do. My love to all of you.