Dear Friends,
This morning I found myself humming “Whistle While You Work” the delightful tune from the classic Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Try whistling or humming this familiar tune. How does it make you feel? I have found that the right kind of music can make my work load seem lighter.
Another way to lighten your load is to worship while you work. By this I don’t mean that you need to walk around all day singing hymns or praise songs. Worship is anything that expresses reverence for God. You express reverence when you approach any labor as an opportunity to glorify God.
“That’s a nice thought,” you may be thinking. “But you don’t have my job … or my boss … or my responsibilities at home. Christian speaker, legendary football coach Lou Holtz offers a thought on that, “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl wrote, “When we no longer can change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
You may have heard the story about a man came upon a construction site where three people were working. He asked the first, “What are you doing?” and the man replied: “I am laying bricks.” He asked the second, “What are you doing?” and the man replied: “I am building a wall.” As he approached the third, he heard him humming a tune as he worked, and asked, “What are you doing?” The man stood, looked up at the sky, and smiled, “I am building a cathedral!”
God wants us to have a “cathedral mentality.” In Colossians 3:23-24 we read, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
“For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.” Romans 14:17-18 (NLT)
Getting back to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey … Queen Grimhilde — which of the characters in the movie do you most relate to?
The Good News for Christians is that even when we feel dopey or grumpy or …, we can choose to be happy knowing that our Heavenly Father sees us as snow white. “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow…” Isaiah 1:18 (NIV)
Now that’s something to whistle about!
Blessings,
Your Friends in Christ.
Verse for the Week
“Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I shall be clean again. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7 (TLB)
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