“When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up…”~ Job 22:29
George MacDonald writes, “That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to Him, ‘Thou art my refuge’.”
Jesus’ disciples spent very little time on mountain tops. He kept them in the valley, among common everyday drudgeries, like the rest of humanity. He was constantly teaching them to learn to put the spiritual into the natural. The natural can be turned into the supernatural, when you put God into the mix.
Routine is a way of life in spite of the fact, at times, it can be cataloged under the heading of “drudgery.”
Oswald Chambers pens these words, “We refuse to enter the domain of drudgery. Drudgery is the touchstone of character. The greatest hindrance to our life lies in looking for big things to do—forgetting ‘Jesus took a towel…’”
It is good to remember: when there are no mountains to climb, no visions to challenge us, no excitement in our menial tasks, these things should inspire us, not discourage us. David tells us, “…thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress.”~Psa. 4:1
The constant rubbing of a silver vessel can be drudgery, but if one stays at it, soon the dross fades and the shine beneath appears.
“The lowliness of a work never lowers the person. The person honors and elevates the work, and imparts his or her own worth, even to the most meager of service.”~Andrew Murray
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