I was doing the dishes tonight, and of course, I had not done them all week and they piled up pretty high. I had to put away the clean ones that had sat on the counter from....well, whenever it was I did them last.
As I was putting the glasses away, I noticed there were crumbs in one of them. There was a bit of water in it also (because who actually hand dries their dishes AS SOON as they wash them?) so the crumbs had poofed up all big. This of course then attracted a bug which was now floating in the watery grave. I had set some silverware in the cup to "dry" so now of course I had to not only rewash the cup, but now all the silverware in the cup.
Feeling slightly aggravated, I actually said these words out loud: "I don't know why I even try to clean things...." After about a minute of reflection, I realized that the cup was still wet because of me, the crumbs were in there because of me (brownie crumbs from earlier this week), and the only reason it was aggravating was because I knew I still had a million dishes to clean-the dishes I ignored all week.
After another minute of reflection, I pondered, "Jesus never said, 'I don't know why I even tried to come to the cross to save the world...."
:-/
Yeah, he never said that.
So I realized in this lesson my attitude matters-ALL the time in ALL situations. Dishes may seem small, but it is a progression: first dishes, then laundry, then my husband because he left a sock on the floor, then our future kids for not putting their clothes away, then my family as a whole for doing anything wrong at all, etc. I need to shape my attitude to match Christ's-one that serves and worships our God in all things. Every thought, action, and word must be captivated by Christ.
I then finished the dishes in a much better mood, knowing God corrected my sin and gave me the strength to not be defeated by fatalistic perfectionism, but to strive to be more like Him. Thank You for Your grace God!
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