What Today Has To Offer…

Over at ChattingattheSky.com where we gather for Tuesday’s Unwrapped,

Emily has asked the question…Am I embracing all today has to offer?

Well, funny she should ask, this has been a a thought in the forefront of my mind lately.  I know that it is possible for God has told us in His word. 

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”  Philipians 4:12(NIV)

When it comes to being discontent or content there exists at times a canyon in between the two attitudes in my heart. 

I seek to embrace all the day has to offer, unfortunately I don’t always know how to merge how I feel with how I could feel.  I generally see the good in a day and if the messy is before me I can extract some gem.  There is another aspect of how I view the world (or simply, my home), and that is through the lens of what needs to be changed, fixed or better organized to run more efficiently. 

I think God made me this way and in it’s prime moments this perspective can be helpful.  It is during the times that are the opposite of it’s prime moments that I look inward and find…yep, a canyon.

As I am writing this, walking, walking, thinking, writing…I come to a inviting bench on the windy path of this thought.  Why, I am unwrapping right here, before you (thanks for being here)…

I know that my Heavenly Father, the one who inspired the book of life, can fill up my unwanted canyon in a heartbeat.  He is the lifter of my soul and I believe that every good and perfect gift comes from Him. 

“So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.” James 1:17(MSG)

Do you know what I don’t have though?  Enough, sleep!  I think a lot of dread for the day comes from being extremely tired.  I am reaching for the exciting “this or that” in the future as a tool to propel me forward so I can keep moving and not fall asleep or worse drop into a coma right were I stand.

Sleep deprivation is not a game just for the parents of small children, parents of a house full of teens get to play too.  I could easily go on and on about my sleep patterns if I thought you would stay and listen, but here is the crux of what I am trying to say.

When my kids were little I dreamed of the day that they would grow up and sleep.   You can imagine my shock and dismay when here they are closer to adulthood than toddlerhood and it’s not turning out the way I expected. 

So, here is the bottom line, be content, be joyful…call a good day a gift, find a smile behind a scowl and hug on those you love, (or if it is your love language-make them a really yummy sandwich).  You don’t know that tomorrow will be more exciting, or easier or what you are expecting it to be.  

Now, this is a notion I can daily embrace and maybe just maybe when the canyon is gaping open in my heart. I will stop and see that the canyon is not only rocky, but also full of colorful splendor.

Hop on over to ChattingAtTheSky to see what others have to share…

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