Mundane Glory

Over the past week there has been one word has reoccured in my vocabulary, conversations, and life.  I didn't realize it until I was alone this morning and verbally said, "Uggghh life is seeming so mundane!" I was going through my typical Monday routine of class, break, laundry, lunch, homework, class, and whatever else I could occupy time with, and it was frustrating.  Where was the excitement in this to be found? If college is really suppose to be "the best days of my life" then where was the fun in this? Lord, why?  What was the purpose in the mundane?

I had heard an illustration over the past week about how we live and thrive on seeing those "glory moments" take place in life.  We love to watch SportsCenter's Top 10 plays, but yet we forget that hard work, practice, and routine were behind that one "glory moment."  For some reason (which I have no clue why) this morning I thought back to exactly where I was sitting when I watched Eli Manning escape a sack and throw the ball to David Tyree, who used his helmet to catch, and ultimately this one "glory moment" won  the Giants a Super Bowl and destroyed the Patriots' perfect season.  That one moment received much publicity and even resulted in documentaries, books, and interviews for these players.  But what about the everyday mundane life that had to occur for this one moment to happen?  The practices, the early mornings, the conditioning, the diets, and the sacrifices of being away from family.  No one really seemed to hi-light on these moments, but yet they were essential and unavoidable.  

This is the spot where I found myself this morning.  I wanted a "glory moment", and life was seeming mundane.  I have been reminded that all throughout scripture the Lord continually gives promises to His people, but many times they are not fulfilled immediately.  The Lord was showing that His glory could be seen in the everyday mundane and not just in that "glory moment."  1 Corinthians 10:31 challenges us to see His glory in our everyday mundane life, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."  This challenges us to see that every breath we take has the capacity to be a "glory moment", a moment for His name to be glorified.