THE PROBLEM WITH LIFE IS THAT IT IS SO DAILY.
I am not sure who the above quote can be attributed.
Have you ever felt like that?
I found myself feeling that way as I smoothed
the covers of our bed.
Once again.
Only to need to be remade overnight.
Or when I pack a lunch
or
plan the menus
or sweep up dog hair
or fold clothes
or
a multitude of other tasks
and activities that are
so daily.
As simple as clearing one’s desk only
to find it piled high the next day.
It doesn’t have to be a problem.
I am sure that there is someone in your
life that rejoices in the daily because
maybe their daily is suddenly different.
It might even be you.
My mom just had shoulder surgery
and I know that tying her shoes
would be reason to celebrate.
The person who has received an
unwelcome diagnosis perhaps
views the daily with renewed reverence
and gratitude.
This is the day that the Lord
has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
We can view the mundane
as a chore.
God tells us to look at these
daily routines as cause for
joy.
For the sole reason that He made the day.
Each day presents opportunities to serve.
A place for contentment to grow and
perspectives to change.
A quick push of the broom,
every speck of dust wiped away,
all the tasks that will beckon tomorrow,
can emerge as a landscape of grace
and gratitude.
I first read that quote in Chuck Swindoll’s devotional Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life. I have to say it resonates with me moreso now than it did when I first read it as a college student. 🙂 So true that most of us live in that “daily” realm, but we can go through it with a scowl on our face because we’re tired of it or with the grace of God knowing that He has planned our days.
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Hi Barb…I am ever hopeful that one of your dailies was that nap we discussed…hoping the answer is a resounding YES!
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