All for His Glory
It’s been a while since I last posted. I recently started a new job as a Mother Baby nurse. It’s a very rewarding job, but it has been mentally and physically draining at times. I thought at some point I would be done questioning God and the purpose he has for my life once I became a nurse and started working. This hasn’t been the case. I catch myself wondering if I’m made for this because I do have bad days at work. At times, it can be very overwhelming and at times you have to think on your toes; no room for mistakes. I was assigned to a nurse for my 8 week orientation.
With this nurse that has been orienting me, I’ve caught myself working double time trying to please her. I felt like I wasn’t able to find my rhythm because it had to be done a certain way. It felt draining… I dreaded going to work and I would get so nervous the night before because I didn’t want to mess up. It wasn’t until one night that I got home and talked to my parents that my dad told me to start praying this prayer to God. “Lord, I’m taking care of this patient cause it brings you joy.”
Whether you’re a student, a mom, a teacher, a mechanic, a baker, a nurse, an accountant…we should do everything for the glory of God. Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” (NLT) My dad continued to say that we need to learn to do it for God. Learn to please HIM and not man! We will never be able to please man, we will only be able to please God.
God is so pleased when we do things for him…it brings him joy. In the words of my dad… “Once we start doing things for his joy and pleasure, we stop caring what the world thinks of us. When we do everything with a smile on our face and things wholeheartedly, the way God begins to move in our lives is AMAZING!” It’s hard to bring yourself out of that mindset, but literally every day that I go to work, regardless of the many things my nurse may tell me at the end of every shift, I know in my heart that I am doing the best that I can for each of my patients.
I encourage you to pray this prayer today…
“Lord, let EVERYTHING I DO today bring you joy. Let me glorify you in EVERYTHING I DO. Teach me to release wanting approval of people and let me seek your approval only.”
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