Listening to the Holy Spirit:
In all work there is detail. In all creations of man and God there are intricacies that allow function. Without the detail of these workings, all of creation loses function and the intent of their being. You have been given much, but with each day, care must be taken in the detail of life. Haste lays great barriers to detail; detail you are called to care for. Details of work cannot be ignored, nor of family, nor of relationship with Me. Time must be allotted for each. My day is sufficient, but you must meter. Apportion to the greater first. Look carefully at the function of each, details given to Me in prayer that the function of each will be blessed. Give to Me each detail. Design with me each function of your life given to the Kingdom of God, and the work of your hands will be lifted with strength and wisdom not of your own. I am the God of all detail, and I walk with you.
Psalm 104:14-15 (ESV) – You cause the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
Isaiah 43:2 (ESV) – When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
Psalm 37:23 (ESV) – The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way;
Taking It to Work:
Personally, sometimes I hesitate to bother my boss with details. I know he is busy, and it seems often I should be able to take care of things myself. I also want to look competent and not needy. After all, being independent and capable is what brings the raises and promotions right? As much as that may be true in the workplace, it sets a very poor example of our relationship with God.
Our God is not our busy boss. He is a God that wants to walk with us, abide with us, and share in the minor ups and downs of life. Our God cares and has (infinite) time to be with each one of us in the details of our work, our relationships, and our lives. In fact, there is not one instant of time where His full and undivided attention isn’t upon us; and not one detail of our lives that slips through His fingers.
Look around. All of His incredible creation holds together at a level of detail that even science has not yet come to fully grasp. The details and intricacies of our lives are complex and detailed as well. He invites us, to invite Him, into those smallest details. He is already there, waiting, and is pleased to walk with us, that our work and the whole of our lives would be blessed, as His Word works in your life, today.
