Women are said to be master multi-taskers. And for my part, I believe it.<\/p>\n
We all know at least one mother who somehow manages to make lunch, do the breakfast dishes, carry on a conversation with her pre-teen, help her teen with geometry homework, and supervise her youngster’s piano practice, all while compiling a mental grocery list.<\/p>\n
I don’t have those kind of skills.<\/p>\n
But I do like to multi-task whenever possible (even if my multitasking is generally on the line of 2-4 tasks rather than half a dozen or more.)<\/p>\n
One of my favorite ways to “multi-task” is to worship while I work. You’ve heard the ditty “Whistle while you work…” which advises you to whistle while you work because “it won’t take long when there’s a song to help you set the pace.” I don’t whistle while I work to make my work go more quickly, I worship while I work to keep my focus on Christ instead of on all the other things that housework generally makes me focus on.<\/p>\n
You know what kinds of things I’m talking about…
\n…frustration at always ending up with an odd sock (or worse, a half dozen odd socks, all from different pairs)
\n…anger at SOMEONE for tracking mud across the carpet
\n…self-pity because I’m the ONLY one who ever does the dishes
\nAnd lots more.<\/p>\n
If I let it, housework can get me into a high dudgeon. So I don’t. I don’t let it, that is. Instead, I worship while I work.<\/p>\n
I keep a hymnal in my kitchen. I open it up and set it in a corner of my counter. Then I sing hymns as I stir my sauce, knead my bread, or mop my floor. <\/p>\n
I turn on worship music on my computer as I fold my laundry or tidy my bedroom.<\/p>\n
I pray or sing “freestyle” as I wash dishes or vacuum the carpet.<\/p>\n
It’s a little thing. Maybe even a silly thing. But worshipping while I work helps me keep my mind on who I’m working for.<\/p>\n
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.”<\/i> Colossians 3:23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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