“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31
While studying the scripture recently, this verse really stuck out to me. “Whatever you do” includes everything. It does not say “some of what you do” or “most of what you do” it says “whatever you do”. Now how to do it “all for the glory of God.”
As I started thinking of “Whatever you do” and all it encompasses I had an idea to illustrate the impact of this. It may be something you would like to try with your family. There are a couple steps to do first.
Step One
Take a piece of paper and fold it in half top over bottom.
Step Two
Open the paper up and then fold the top half in half again. Now write the 1 Corinthians 10:31 verse on this part of the paper.
At this point you are ready to sit down with your wife, kids, friends or whoever you are going to do this exercise with.
Step Three
Turn the paper over so that the verse is folded over at the top. The people that you are doing this do not know what is written on the part that is folded over. Simply tell them that we are making a list of all the things that we do. Then collectively have them call out things that they do and write them on the blank page. The kids might include things like: play, go to school, do chores. Adults might include things like: work, shop, pay bills. Be as specific or as generic as you like. The important thing is to list as many things as you can. Include all aspects of your life. As you work on it the page may look something like this:
Step Four
When everyone is done listing the things they do then it is time to reveal the verse written at the top. Open up the page. Your page might look something like:
Now, read the verse. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31
Then talk about how we can do all these things to God’s glory. Take time to thank God for the ways that He is glorified in your life. If there are things on the list that do not glorify God, then talk about ways to remove those things from our lives.
I hope you find this helpful. If you do this exercise with your family or friends, please leave a comment to share how it went!
