On a recent trip to Florida, I watched the sunset every night.
I noticed something I had never paid attention to before. From the moment the bottom tip of the sun touched the horizon until the top tip disappeared below it, it took only three minutes.
Three minutes.
I never got tired of watching it. I marveled at how quickly it happened and wondered why I never notice the speed when the sun moves across the sky during the day.
I also marveled at the brilliance of the sky after the sun was gone. The colors stretched across the clouds—deep oranges, pinks, and purples—almost like an afterthought. The sun was no longer visible, yet it left beauty behind it.
It made me wonder:
When my life is over, will I leave beauty behind me?
The faithfulness of the sun is also something to think about.
It does exactly what God created it to do. Tirelessly. Faithfully. Every single day. It rises and it sets, regardless of the circumstances. Cloudy skies, rain, snow, wind—it doesn’t matter. Sometimes we see it, sometimes we don’t, but it’s still there, staying on course and always on time.
There’s something to learn from that.
Can I go through life doing what God created me for? Can I faithfully do what He’s placed in front of me each day, regardless of my circumstances? Can I be steady, faithful, diligent, and loyal?
Can I do the work when no one sees? When it’s hard? When it’s easy?
Just do it because it’s what I was created to do.
The Bible tells us that creation worships God simply by fulfilling its purpose. Flowers bloom. Birds sing. The ocean moves with the tides and sustains life. The moon reflects the sun.
Everything in creation has a purpose.
So do we.
And when we live within that purpose—when we use the gifts God has given us—it becomes worship.
For me, some of those gifts look ordinary. Administrative work. Tracking details. Organizing what needs attention. Making sure things run smoothly.
But even that can be worship.
God is glorified when we faithfully use the gifts He’s given us.
Just like the sun faithfully does what it was created to do.
Every single day.
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” — Psalm 19:1
Maybe the question worth asking isn’t whether our gifts seem big or small.
Maybe the question is simply this:
Are we faithfully using what God has given us today?
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