laboring in vain

There are so many great things about living your life for the Lord. I don't know where to start with all the riches and blessings and feelings that come from getting up in the morning asking God to use you that day, and then thanking Him that evening for having used you. You don't know what a conversation, smile, or even a few minutes of listening to someone might do for them. There are so many things that we do in vain. I can honestly say I am not a great fan of dishes, lawn mowing and laundry(although not many people are). It seems like you wash dishes just to see a full sink the following evening. You wash clothes just to see the hamper overflowing a few hours later and you mow the grass just to watch the weeds take over a few days later. Your job may ask you to do things that are rather monotonous and empty like waxing and cleaning the floors of a supermarket just to be doing it again, blocking the shelves every evening before closing and so on.
Well you can rest assured that everything you do for God will not come back void. If you block shelves for God, if you wax floors for God, people will notice it and there will be some kind of fruit that comes from it. God will not allow you to do things in His name and not see the fruit at some point.
You may have a conversation with someone while performing these tasks, or even do a great job on a night that you aren't feeling well, someone will notice it.
Planting seeds of GOspel is a busy job that is so rewarding. I have had conversations where I mostly listen with people numerous times and wondered if I would ever see them in church. A few times it seems, months or even a year later there they are sitting on a pew wanting to be fed God's word. Was the conversation I had fruitful, yes it was, did others play a role in it? Yes most likely they did.
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58
There you have it, Paul tells us to give ourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because that labor is NEVER in vain. Never will you do anything for God that turns back void and empty, at some point in some way it will touch someone. That's the greatest thing about working for God, Solomon in Ecclesiastes tells of how empty everything he chased after was. It wasn't until he filled the void in his heart with Christ and the toils and work of his life with God that his life had meaning.
So start your day out by asking God to use you, then look for opportunities to be used by God and see that there will be fruit in some way that day!
Thanks for reading and have a great day!