Every Task For God

Discover how ordinary tasks become acts of worship in this powerful conclusion to Week 3 of Start Small. Based on 1 Corinthians 10:31, we explore how every mundane activity—from washing dishes to answering emails—can bring glory to God and transform your daily life.

Paul writes, "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Eating, drinking, whatever—even the most basic, everyday activities can be done for God's glory. This week we've focused on verbal praise: singing, gratitude journaling, spoken worship. Today we discover worship beyond words—the Romans 12:1-2 kind of worship where we present our bodies as living sacrifices.

What You'll Learn:

• How every task, no matter how small or mundane, can honor God
• The difference between just doing something and doing it for God's glory
• The "how" and "why" that transform ordinary work into worship
• Martin Luther's powerful example of excellence in monastery floor cleaning
• Why God cares about the way you approach daily tasks

Martin Luther's Example: As an Augustinian monk, Luther cleaned the monastery floor with such excellence that other monks complained he was making them look bad. When the abbot asked him to lower his standards, Luther replied: "God deserves my best, even if it's cleaning the floor." He understood that ordinary tasks bring glory to God through how and why we complete them.

Key Insights: Worship isn't confined to church buildings or quiet times—it happens when you're doing laundry, running errands, answering calls, cooking dinner, doing work nobody notices. The "how" is excellence and intentionality; the "why" is honoring God. When you combine doing something well with the motive of honoring God, even the most mundane task becomes sacred.

This transforms everything. There's no meaningless work when it's done for God's glory. Your whole life becomes an offering, every task becomes an altar, every moment an opportunity to say "God, this is for You."

This Week's Small Step: Select one ordinary task from your day and contemplate how to turn it into something that displays God's glory. Washing dishes? Do it well, serve your family, honor God. Writing a report? Bring excellence because you're ultimately working for God. Interacting with a cashier? Reflect God's love and dignity. Approach it differently, asking: How can I do this in a way that honors God?

Perfect for anyone struggling to find meaning in daily work, seeking to integrate faith into ordinary life, or wanting to develop a holistic worship lifestyle beyond Sunday mornings.

Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 10:31 Series: Start Small: Small Steps. Big Results. Week Theme: Worship - Praising God in All Things

Learn how worship becomes a lifestyle when every task—no matter how small—is offered as an act of honor to God.