By Andrea Merrell
So here’s what
I want you to do, God helping you:
Take your
everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping,
eating, going-to-work, and
walking-around life—and
place it before God as an offering.
Romans 12:1-2 MSG
How do we separate or distinguish between the
spiritual and the secular? Can we? Should we?
It’s all in our perception of the words. I know plenty
of folks who believe we’re only being spiritual when we’re sitting in church,
praying, reading the Bible, or serving in a soup kitchen. Those are all
wonderful—and needed—for a Christian to grow and stay connected to the Source,
but there’s so much more to life than that, which is how God planned it.
We go to work. We raise kids. We shop. We do
laundry. We wash dishes. We play games. We participate in sports. We go on
vacation. We rest. The list goes on and on … you fill in the blanks. Does God
view any of these activities as unspiritual?
According to the Bible, God does not expect us to
separate the spiritual from the secular. And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed,
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus … (Colossians 3:17 AMPC). Verse 23 says, Whatever may be your task, work
at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for
men. That’s a lot of whatevers.
But I think this verse says it best: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating,
going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.
When we offer
ourselves as living sacrifices—as Romans 12:1 instructs us to do—our life
becomes all about honoring Him in everything we think, say, and do. With every
breath, we can give honor and glory to our Creator.
The next time
you’re at rest or play, do it as unto the
Lord, knowing His smile of approval rests upon you.
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