Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV – Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Do you sweat the small stuff? I recently heard a New Balance commercial that advertised not to sweat the small stuff. When you’re a Type A personality like me, this is hard to do. I am an overthinker and an over-planner. Just thinking about the coming days and weeks ahead, I start to sweat. 

We can also honor God with our work. For today I will try to let go of one task at a time. I will commit all my work to the Lord. Even the sweaty small stuff. I will be transparent in telling you that I recently had a meltdown because things didn’t go as originally planned. Although it was out of my control, weariness and stress took over. Holy cow, what just happened filled my mind. I lost sight of committing my work to God. I am sure God could see it coming. Thankfully God also rallied my troops and I had an outpouring of support, love and grace. 

I recently had a very wise friend and coworker ask me if I tried my best. When I answered with a yes, she said that is all you can do. What does our best look like? It starts with prayer, a good mindset and positive thinking. Will you join me today in committing your work to God?

Let’s pray. Dear God, Thank You for my troops that support me. Help me to surrender one task at a time. I commit my work to You and ask that Your ultimate plans prevail. Here I am Lord, use me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Deuteronomy‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬ ‭Good News Translation – Honor the Lord your God, worship only Him, and make your promises in His name alone.

What better way to honor God with our time than through movement and worship. According to the dictionary, a salutation is a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement to another’s arrival or departure. We already know that in 1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ our bodies were bought at a price, therefore let’s honor God with our time through movement of our bodies.

I have included a series of movements called a Sun Salutation. You can see the different yoga poses and I have included a photo below. Notice it starts and ends with a prayer pose. If you can’t get on the ground, I suggest sitting in a chair and meditating through the prayer pose, upward solute, forward bend, and repeat. As you move, worship with ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭86‬:‭12‬ ‭English Standard Version – I give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify Your name forever. Like an Oak tree, we can stand or sit tall and find strength in God.

• Prayer Pose
• Upward Solute
• Standing Forward Bend
• Low Lunge
• Plank
• Knees-Chest-Chin
• Cobra
• Downward Facing Dog
• Low Lunge
• Standing Forward Bend
• Upward Solute
• Prayer Pose

Let’s pray. Dear God, I desire to honor You today with my time. I desire to greet You through movement. I worship You and give thanks with my whole heart. I glorify Your name. I lift those up to You in prayer that do not have the capability to move through their bodies. May we all experience Joy by honoring God with our time. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ —- Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
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