Oh friends... the flowers in yesterdays post seem to live for less than 48 hours.
Those from my post, which were fresh Monday morning are now withered away with the stem curving over into the water, all the petals gone.
I just wonder at a God who would create a stunning flower which is available for pleasure for such a short amount of time.
Not a cloud of doubt kind of wonder but a shimmery purple kind of wonder.
If I had been out of town for just one day I would have missed this small thing.
This delicate beautiful cluster of six petaled flowers.
It causes me to think in this line of thought....
Do you ever feel like you have worked on something to make it just perfect and it is only enjoyed for a few brief moments, then gone? (Yes, you can include the last big meal you made in this thought process, it fits the scenario just fine.)
Or you have worked diligently on something only to have it go unnoticed or seemingly unappreciated?
Does the lack of regard make the hard work you did on it invalid?
Does lack of appreciation make the time you spent on it worthless?
The simple truth is that not all of our work will be treasured.
Not all of our efforts will be noted or appreciated in a way that we may feel is appropriate.
We spend so much of our time in both creative and mundane service and can get distracted by the amount and kind of service we do, instead of who we are meant to be serving.
If we are serving God in our creative or mundane service then our efforts are not in vain.
Our time and energy are duly noted and appreciated by our creator who seeks our devotion.
Often I think we set out,
strike that...let me speak for myself.
Often I set out to please others or myself.
I need to set out to please God above all else and if it pleases others then so be it.
I don't mean that in a harsh way, like I don't care about others, but in that it is more important to please the master, and if while doing that I can add something to another life then it will mean double the service.
Ah, here is the bible passage I was searching for on the subject.
Colossians 4:23-24
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
I meant to write about chocolate chip cookies today, I get so distracted!!
Oh, and if I have done any work for you lately, or cooked a meal for you, or picked up a kid for you, or cleaned your house...I have felt appreciated.
This is just written on principle and not on recent activity!!
