Chores

Having never lived on a farm, I could not have imagined how life is so different where the words "farm" and "home" are one and the same.  One thing I have learned about are farm chores.  These are chores that must be done.  It does not matter how I feel.  It does not matter if it is hot or raining.  There simply are things that need to be done daily around here.  Making sure the cows have water is one of those things.  When we had chickens, they needed feeding, watering, and shutting up at night.  During this season the produce in the garden needs harvesting each day.  Blueberries come off at different times and there are always some to pick.

 

Of course, chores are not peculiar to a farm.  They are different from the ones done by the urban dweller, but the urban dweller has them as well.  The trash cans have to be put on the curb each week, the dish washer has to be emptied, the grass has to be cut.  These are a few of the things which are required of the urban dweller.  So, we all have some chores that require our energy.  They have different names, but they are out there for all us.  They create some order and add to the home we are seeking to create.

 

Chores are to be done in the physical world in which we live.  There are also some chores required of us in our spiritual life.   We do not call these things which need attention daily in our spiritual lives chores; instead, we call them disciplines.  Even as our chores create some order in our home, so do the spiritual chores, or disciplines, give order to our daily walk with our Father in heaven.  Whether we feel like it or not, whether our day is full of sunshine or storm clouds, these chores are important for us if we going to live our life with God to its fullest.