Working as Unto the Lord

One of my favorite encouraging women is Elisabeth Elliot. She conveys such simple truths, yet in a gentle, Godly way. I read this today and had to re-post it. I hear so many grumble about all the daily tasks, or about work. I am often guilty of the same. I think this is a nice reminder of "Doing as unto the Lord".


Elisabeth Elliot's Daily Devotional
Title: How to Do the Job You Don't Really Want To Do

Author: Elisabeth Elliot


Certain aspects of the job the Lord has given me to do are very easy to postpone. I make excuses, find other things that take precedence, and, when I finally get down to business to do it, it is not always with much grace. A new perspective has helped me recently:

The job has been given to me to do.
Therefore it is a gift.
Therefore it is a privilege.
Therefore it is an offering I may make to God.
Therefore it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him.
Therefore it is the route to sanctity.

Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God's way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness. The discipline of this job is, in fact, the chisel God has chosen to shape me with--into the image of Christ.

Thank you, Lord, for the work You have assigned me. I take it as your gift; I offer it back to you. With your help I will do it gladly, faithfully, and I will trust You to make me holy.

Daily devotions courtesy of Devotions.org, a ministry of Back to the Bible.

How can one not believe?

Give Thanks . . . . With a Grateful Heart

175. A wonderful Mother's Day with my kids ~ so blessed to be a wife and mom. Something I always dreamed of being.

176. Lots of food and bakery to make and deliver

177. A little bit of sunshine

178. Apple blossoms, cherry blossoms and lilacs

179. Handfuls of dandelions from my sweet girl

180. A nest of baby birds below my bedroom window

181. Rainbows

182. Visits with friends

183. A visit with my dear cousin and two of her boys. Oh, they make me smile:)

184. Time between the raindrops to take a few pictures

185. Standing on the Promises

186. Almost through the school year:)

187. The scale is going in the right direction. . . . and trying to stay on track! I think I can, I think I can:)

188. Hearing kind words from others about your kids

Give Thanks . . . With a Grateful Heart

159. Sunny skies

160. Pretty pink cherry blossoms on my weeping cherry tree

161. Lunch at Kimball's after church with family and friends

162. A reminder to keep your eyes on Jesus

163. Celebrating Benjamin and his 15th birthday

164. Lunch with Mummu and seeing her so thrilled

165. A clean car

166. The Greatest of these is LOVE ~ love, love, love people. Show the love of Christ!

167. Ideas and new ventures

168. Ice cream out with hubby and kids

169. Our troops and the sacrifices that they make daily

170. A phone call from hubby on his lunch break ~ just to chat

171. Friends stopping by for a visit

172. Bleeding hearts in blossom

173. Sweet notes in the mailbox

174. Encouraging words

~ Of Weddings, Friendship, Love, and Royalty ~

Watching the beautiful fairy tale wedding this morning. I remember getting up to watch the wedding of Charles and Diana. Wow, that was a long time ago! Due to my great interest in Princess Diana, I was invited to England by a great friend of my grandmother, and spent three weeks traveling in England, Scotland and Wales as a teen. I was in England for the wedding of Andrew and Sarah.

Even better, my interest in Princess Diana led me to a special friendship in middle school. My dear friend and I were drawn together by our interest in Princess Diana. We were soon the best of friends. It wasn't long before she told me that I had to meet her cousin who was moving back to town. She thought we would be the perfect pair. She introduced Eric and I, and sure enough ~ it was love at first sight, and my fairy tale began. I was a girl just shy of thirteen at the time we first met. Now in June we will celebrate our 22nd anniversary.

I have always loved the beauty and the tradition of the monarchy. The pageantry is stunning. It calls me to remember our own royal heritage ~ in Christ our King! We are all subject to Him. In Revelation we read about a throne ~ with a rainbow about it, before a sea of glass like crystal. "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."

Nothing could be better than to be in that Royal family.

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Give Thanks . . . With a Grateful Heart

151. The sun shining and the Son Shining ~ on Easter Morning

152. Our son is home from S.C.

153. A great cantata at my Mom's church ~ beautiful music and video presentations~ a wonderful sermon, and seeing lots of friends

154. A visit with friends in the afternoon, and dinner with all the kids and their friends

155. To see Benjamin so excited that his goats each had twins. I must admit, they are pretty cute when they are little!

156. Going for a much needed massage tomorrow! Praying it helps my sciatica!

157. Pondering and reading and hearing the story of what Christ did for us ~

158. My coffee on such a gray day