My husband has a rather profound, but not new, philosophy that most people, even Christians, have yet to grasp and emulate. His philosophy is this: working as unto Christ, for the sole purpose of glorifying and honoring Him. Doing this with the end goal being Christ's glory and not the pay check or the thrill of accomplishment or success. (I am not advocating not working for a pay check, Proverbs speaks highly of earning one's wage.)
Throughout our married life, I have sought this as my goal, too. Until a few days ago, I didn't realize how I've been limiting this biblical principle to a paying job only. In my work around the house, such as normal house cleaning, laundry, cooking and the yard, I have thought in this light, most of the time.
I hadn't categorized changing diapers, cleaning up spilled food off my newly cleaned floor, dealing with whining, tempers, tripping over toys, nightly routine of cleaning up a little body and brushing teeth, the constant teaching of right and wrong, to be more than just mundane motherhood. My attitude in this work lately has been everything but glorifying and honoring to the Lord.
Doesn't this work have more lasting rewards that far out weigh any paid job that I could have? Why should my attitude while working in this job not be to glorify and honor Him who has blessed me with it?
My son will grow up with and see how I react to all these things and he will either see how one can honor the Lord in what appears to be mundane, or how one complains about the work God has given. Both will train him up. Which attitude would I like to see him having as a young man?
So, doesn't my job have lasting rewards? Good or bad. It is mine to choose how I will go about in my attitude while doing it. And in the process, I have a learning mind who will see and imitate how I go about it.
