Aug 27, 2019
For we are God's
handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do. Eph 2:10
Today was designed
& planned for you to do something great for God---so look for how God wants
to use you today to love others & serve Him.
Life can seem to become a little routine – we get up,
shower, dress, eat breakfast, go to work, work all day (sometimes), come home,
eat dinner, do homework or chores, go to bed, and get back up the next day
doing the same thing. Even looking
forward to vacations and trips can become a routine, and although different
than the standard week, they can still lack adventure.
When routines become ruts, we try to take matters into our
own hands and shake it up a bit. We’ll schedule
a different activity, plan a new adventure, or pursue a different dream. Sometimes people will make more radical
changes, including breaking relationships or changing their life pattern
completely (even for the bad)! Yet
eventually, the routine returns, and the ruts can form again.
What if God didn’t plan your life like that? What if instead of US being the determiners
of our daily schedules, God had a different schedule already planned that you
are not following? What if EVERY DAY was
not a routine, but an adventure… even INSIDE the routines we had been
establishing.
Paul says that God’s handiwork was to custom-design every
day with a special adventure for each one of us! He had already planned today, and tomorrow,
and every day in our lives with a special opportunity for us to impact the
world and enjoy our life. Certainly,
there is room for a routine, and God is the designer of routines (like the sun
rising, day & night, seasons, etc), but He is also master of Creativity,
and has something planned specifically for us TODAY. All we have to do is look for it!
So when you are delayed on the road more than normal, pay
attention to the people around you, or listen more carefully to the Spirit’s
whisper within you. When buying
groceries, let God use that time for holy intersections, and don’t be afraid to
make a connection with someone. Use the
soccer or athletic fields as “opportunities” to find the adventure God has you
on. And when given the chance to help
someone or serve, jump at it! That may
be the adventure that takes a rut and turns it into a revelation.
There are BIG opportunities that come along once in a while,
but the adventure of life is primarily found in the daily activities. Use today’s moments to find your adventure
from God! And then celebrate that
together with your family every day.
Train up your kids to also look for their adventure from God. You might just discover a new routine that
never turns into a rut!
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