All to his glory

I woke up today feeling less than extremely motivated. This doesn't happen very often, seeing how (and I know I've said it before) I have the most awesome job I could ever ask for. Today, however, there was no escaping that I wasn't particularly looking forward to climb out of bed and go to work.
The reason is simple. My task for the day was the following:

Cutting trees.
Lots of trees. 

(My view most of the day today, photo from the internet)

And so as I got up this morning, I was preparing myself mentally and trying to find all the advantages of being outside the whole day with a pair of oversized scissors as my only weapon against trees, spines and bushes. After all, it did come with lots of health benefits, fresh air, getting in touch with nature, it shouldn't be so bad. But somehow I didn't quite manage to convince myself.

(My life motto? Photo from the internet)

That was untill I sat down to read today's chapter of "The purpose driven life" by Rick Warren. I guess most of you guys have already read it, or don't know what it is, one of the two. In short it's a book which in 40 days tries to give you an answer to the question: What on earth am I here for? Today I had reached chapter 7, which is called "The reason for everything".

"Worship is far more than praising, singing and praying to God. Worship is a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving him, and giving ourselves to be used for his purposes. When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship. The Bible says, 'Use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God'.

(Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, page 70)

(Haven't read this book yet? Please do. Photo from the internet)

So there you have it! That was just what I needed to hear. I pulled on my janitor's jumpsuit, turned on my mp3-player and headed out to cut a bunch of trees, all to the glory of God.

(I've noticed that most blogs have this "outfit of the day" thing going on, so I thought I'd add mine. From: the addic at Hald. Price: free, as it's a donation from someone to Hald. Thank you. :-) Photo from the internet)

And you know what? I ended up having quite a lot of fun with it. :-)