As Unto the Lord

Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.
Colossians 3:17 The Message

It took me awhile to get this. As a matter of fact, I still work on it everyday. But one particular day this verse became very real, near and necessary for my survival as a mom of 4 young children.

With a newborn, 2 year old, 4 year old, and a 6 year old I was outnumbered. Everything seemed more than I could accomplish in day or even in several lifetimes. I was exhausted and overwhelmed. Then the straw that broke the camel's back....

The baby had a poopy diaper that had to be washed out in the toilet. (We used cloth diapers.) I will never forget that particular diaper change. God didn't want me to obviously. In my sleep deprived state I began the process of washing out the diaper. Then came the tears. I couldn't think of what to do or say to help myself. Bent over tending to the task at hand and crying this verse came to mind: Do everything as unto the Lord.

I continued washing the diaper and crying. Through the crying I began to confess that I would do everything as unto the Lord. It took several times saying it out loud to convince myself. At last, peace came. I stopped crying and wrung out the diaper.

It is a little funny now, 14 years later. But just a little.

The Lord uses whatever it takes to get me closer to Him. To depend on Him. That day it took a dirty diaper.

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7


Jesus, Lover of My Soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hWENYf9G84