Following Jesus in Ordinary Life

Much of life is ordinary.

Meals. Work. Bedtime. Commuting. Laundry. Conversations that seem small. Repeated responsibilities that rarely become stories anyone tells.

Colossians 3:17 says, “Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

That reaches all the way into ordinary life.

We can tell the truth in an ordinary conversation, serve someone quietly, receive food with thanksgiving, apologize when we sin, pray while we work, and love the people around us.

Following Jesus is lived in these small places too. The ordinary parts of a day become places to obey, give thanks, and walk with Christ.

What ordinary part of today gives you an opportunity to love, obey, or thank God?

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Most of following Jesus happens in moments no one else will ever call important.