Your Desk Is Not Too Small for God
That desk you sit at? It may not feel like a pulpit or a platform, but it is. When you offer your daily work as worship, the ordinary becomes eternal. Paul Tillich once wrote that eternity lives in every real moment. So take heart: your desk is not too small for God.
Because what seems small to man may be the altar God has chosen.
We tend to think altars must be massive, elevated, or drenched in spectacle. But sometimes, they are laminated with paper and coffee rings, nestled in cubicles, or dimly lit home offices. We often reserve the sacred for Sunday and the spectacular. But your desk - yes, your ordinary, overlooked workspace - might be the stage of something deeply spiritual.
Consecration isn’t confined to the pulpit. It is the daily offering of our time, our thoughts, and our labor unto God. And in this age of hustle, it takes courage to pause and see that the space where you respond to emails, review reports, take calls, or serve clients is not outside of God’s gaze. In the quiet hours between meetings and the moments when no one sees, we are being shaped. We are not just working; we are becoming.
Paul Tillich, in his profound work The Eternal Now, speaks about the mystery of time and presence:
“The mystery of the future and the mystery of the past are united in the mystery of the present.”
He reminds us that eternity enters time not in rare, dramatic interventions but in every real present; every moment of full presence. When we live consciously, work consciously, and honor the time we’re given, we experience kairos, i.e., divine timing; even in mundane tasks.
Work as Unto the Lord
Scripture reminds us in Colossians 3:23:
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”
This is not just motivational advice. It is a redefinition of workplace identity. You are not just a banker, a teacher, a designer, a customer care agent. You are a servant of God in disguise; clothed in KPIs and job descriptions, doing sacred work in secular settings.
To work consciously is to work consecratedly. It is to be awake to the divine weight of your daily labor. Even when the desk seems hidden, or the task seems menial, heaven is watching how you handle what you’ve been given.
Reimagine Your Work
Let this be your reminder:
Your desk is not too small for God.
Your schedule is not too packed for worship.
Your output is not too “corporate” to be consecrated.
If God could breathe on five loaves and two fish, He can breathe on your 9 to 5. The question is: Will you invite Him in?