Purpose In Mundane Tasks
I believe everything we do
big or small is for a
greater God-given purpose
We all live by the beat of time. A new day, but with the same mundane tasks ahead.
We think to ourselves – Is this really for a purpose? Filing out the same tax form, writing the same letter, checking off the tasks and moving on…
I believe everything we do big or small is for a greater God-given purpose. When you live intentionally and let God lead you – you will find that those mundane tasks prepare you for the divine appointment He has already ordained in your life.
Recently, I experienced that in my life. I was on a ministry trip when God led me to use skills that I had either recently been trained on or that I’ve been doing for years in my career.
The first God divine appointment was when our ministry leader needed first-aid assistance and I being recently trained through my work on First-Aid and CPR – the knowledge was fresh in my mind and without hesitation I became the impromptu nurse. I was able to bandage up the wound and focus on what needed to be done in that moment. God will always prepare and give us the strength to see through the divine appointments He has set before you. Even if you are not a calm-natured person during first-aid moments.
The second God divine appointment happened when the guest speaker without knowing me personally or my skills or career track asked if I could help with a tax form. The tax form I had filled out countless times in my field of work – again, without hesitation I guided the guest speaker on how to fill out this important document. She thanked me, I was glad to offer my assistance.
I’ve thought about those two divine moments in time that God led me to serve the needs of others and how He had already prepared me beforehand.
How many times throughout our day – do we pause and thank God for what he is preparing us for in that moment. That same letter we are mailing out, that form we are filling out for the hundredths time, that same excel spreadsheet we dislike filing out with data, the mundane tasks we have to check off, the countless hours of on-the-job training – they are all a small part of a bigger God-given purpose.
Work willing as if you were working for the Lord and not men…and you will see God’s hand in your life.
It may not be tomorrow or next month…but in time you will see how God prepared you for what is to come. Keep working faithfully and believing. Trust me, He does prepare and move us.
Stay hopeful always.
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men
Colossians 3:23 ESV
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
~ Joy ~
When you have to sit down and actually do self reflection. You become one step closer to freedom from the past. No longer can those things hold you back. You become aware and an active participant in your own growth and healing through Christ who strengthens and redeems you.
❤️ Heart issues require work ❤️
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners
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~ Faith ~
“Faith is what takes us to places we’ve never been…” It’s our faith in God that moves us into the next season 🙏 As I read back through my mission trip experience as a teenager, I smile with joy. I am reminded that God is always making a way. I am a writer at heart, God created me this way. He created me with the skills and abilities to enjoy journaling through life.
And so, I continue… Moving the pen left to right on paper – an invitation. My prayer journal 🙏
An opportunity to spend time with God and share my thoughts with Him. To reflect and be grateful for everything in my life. To cry, to laugh, and most importantly, to give Him praise for His grace and mercy over my life. 🙏 ❤️
He has a purpose and a plan for each of us. Your story isn’t finished…
You are becoming ❤️ Have Faith
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him”— 1 Corinthians 2:9
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~ His Plans ~
He is our source ● We can rest in His promises over our lives ● Be anxious for nothing ● Pray for God’s guidance and will ● You have a purpose and a future ● Speak life ● Walk in faith
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~ Be Still and Know ~
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~We Trust His Plans ~
Beyond our own understanding…
…We Trust His plan for our lives
Beyond that which is seen…
…We hold on to His promises
A year ago I prayed and walked away from a job without having another job lined up. For the past decade I worked full time non-stop. I was in unfamiliar territory. It was a season of growth.
I held on to His promises over my life.
For seven months I was in unfamiliar territory, no job, no means of significant income. However I continued to stay faithful and pray for His purpose and guidance over my life during that season.
Of those seven months I was able to spend quality time with my family, my especially my mother, my nieces and nephews. Not to mention the difficulty of also living through the pandemic.
For the majority of the time I learned what it meant to be a caretaker of little ones. It was the most rewarding time of my season. To teach little children the importance of prayer. To hear them speak to the Lord through prayer.
It’s been several months since I’ve prayed with my niece and nephew during our mealtime. Last night at dinner I was able to pray with each of them and their little hearts still remembered the words to our prayer. It was a precious moment.
Another blessing from God is that I’ve been employed with a loving and caring law firm since April. It’s been a growing season, not just in my spiritual life but in my career. It’s nothing but God. I did not even apply for this position. I prayed and asked God for His will over my career that the next place of employment would be because of Him. I had to trust Him with all that I had during the season of unfamiliar territory.
He continues to lead me to unfamiliar territory in my career. Showing favor over my life in my career. Giving me the opportunity to grow and see things I’ve never seen, experience things I could only hope for in my previous positions. Giving me the ability to understand complex cases and learn in a steady pace. I know that He will see me through as He has all my life. I am grateful for my blessings. For my family work place.
It’s not about us during a difficult season, it’s to bring glory to God. It’s to be a servant. It’s to be a light in darkness for those around you.
It’s to be a testimony to others. It’s growing in faith. Trusting and believing that God will see you through another day.
~ Kaleidoscope ~
Life is fragile like a flower… …A precious kaleidoscope Ever so changing through seasons… ….Blooming in spurts of moments
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~ Hope ~
As I reflect on my experience at Joytime this weekend. I am in awe of how God will use the simplicity of an encouraging message to touch your heart ❤ How only He knows what we are dealing with in that moment and He will place in a position that will lead us to divine appointments in our life. Moments that wouldn’t be without God’s hand and favor over our lives. He will use the testimony of others to uplift your spirit. To know that He works wonders and just as you may cry in silent, He prepares a way, it may not be today, tomorrow, or next year…but God is always making a way for you. Know that our hope is in the Lord.
* Hold fast to the promises of God * Keep your eyes to the Lord. * Stay in prayer 🙏 * Trust the Lord with all your heart ❤
Two quotes that touched my heart during this weekend ❤
“God is working in our brokenness” – Dr. Joy Greene
“Expectations can become idols. That will be a misguided path. And cause anger and bitterness and resentment. We can’t be fixed on the outcome. Our hope is in our God. Not the outcomes” – Ellen Vaughn
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The Process Can Seem Fruitless…But Don’t Give Up!
Over the last several months I’ve been stuck in my writing, not looking at my manuscript, not feeling motivated to write much…but then on Monday I just opened my laptop and words came out…and I completed my Title poem for my upcoming book…it felt refreshing to read through all my poems I’ve written and put together over this past year…and while I’m in no hurry to publish my book just yet…so much has changed in my life that NOW I see why my book was delayed in being published sooner. It’s not my gifts I’m putting into the world alone, it’s the gifts of writing given to me by the Lord and with that comes patience and prayer. It’s reading and studying the word of God to write on a topic that will encourage others. It’s gaining understanding and knowledge, that in itself is a process that takes time to process and write of it.
When we put God first in our lives, in every aspect of it, from writing a book to our career He will see it through, it may seem like we get stuck in the process but our time is not God’s time and He is a God of suddenly! And can move mountains and part seas…so we cannot understand the depth of His many ways He moves and puts things together for us daily, His mercies are new every day. His mercies and plans are for our spiritual growth and when it seems like we haven’t grown just remember that the preparation and process does not always make sense to us or any easy task, it’s a daily evaluation of our life, repentance, and prayer.
I could of been impatient and forced out words just to say I completed a poem, a book within a time period, but I would have lost the words that God wanted to give to me in His timing….even if it was 9 months from the first time I talked about this poem and the Title of the book…only God!
You see how the process can seem fruitless, like we are not moving forward, but what if we are, what if God is waiting for the right time, His time to give us (fill in the blank) that He has for us, He will prepare us for the next season, and sometimes it seems like that season in preparation is the darkest season of our life, but in reality it’s the most important part of God’s hand over our lives. Do not give up.
~Ladder of Hope ~
Sometimes we have to be still …In the midst of trials Climbing the ladder of Hope …You’ll get there Growing a little through tears and struggles …Finding peace and joy in the stillness Praying as you climb the ladder of Hope ….Remembering that each day is a blessing 🙏❤️🥰
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