If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweet streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, “Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
It’s easy to slack off. To feel like what we’re doing doesn’t really matter. To think that if we get that job or that big opportunity, then we’ll give it our all. That this “little thing” we’re doing doesn’t really matter so we don’t need to bother to put forth effort on it.
Here’s the thing, though: it all matters.
Whether it’s cleaning toilets, wiping noses, sweeping streets, balancing ledgers, crunching numbers, serving the homeless, making a phone call, or speaking in front of a thousand people. It all matters.
And if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. Whatever you’re called to do, whatever is right in front of you, do it with all you’ve got. There’s so much fulfillment that comes from giving each task our all!
Abhilash PS says
Thank you for your inspiring tips Crystal. I think I have to use this in my day to day life.
Melissa J says
This post was such a confirmation for me this morning. I just shared on instaprayer yesterday that this was on my heart. That the little things matter. I wrote a blog post on it. Thank you, I felt God confirm what he put in my heart yesterday.
http://mindfullmelly.com/2015/08/colossians-323/
Crystal Paine says
Thank you so much for your encouragement and for sharing!
Jordan says
An absolutely inspirational quote here. Thank you so much for sharing! It can really help when doing thing that seem unimportant but hard.
Amanda says
Agree!!! Great post Crystal. 🙂
Bridget @ Happy Homeschooling Mom says
Thanks for writing this! I needed to hear it this morning.
Ashley P says
I think this sums it up rather nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTeIMursb8
Annie says
Great message. Thanks for sharing!
Esther says
YES! I emphasize this to my kids all the time. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Col. 3:23
Uma @ Centsible Indian says
Crystal,
Loved watching your Periscope video this morning and now this post both of which contains the same message that’s essential. I totally agree that we need to give our 100% in everything we do.
Sometimes it’s hard to give 100% when we have internal/external influences that go against it. But at the end, when we put 100% effort, we’ll be satisfied with what we’re doing and be able to sleep without guilt.