~ The Clock is Ticking ~
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:09 pmRead Proverbs 3:1-8 http://www.christianityoasis.com/bible/ ... ld_lookup=
"I trust in you, O Lord...My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15 (NIV)
"I seem to spend a great deal of my time fighting against the clock. There are always more things to do than hours in the day to do them. Sleeping, nurturing my marriage and taking time with each of my children can't be done quickly. And it seems that before I've blinked, another day has gone. Often the tasks don't seem worth the time they consume. Little time seems to be left to do the things I really want to do.
I never expected life to look like this. As a teenager and young adult, I prayed that I wouldn't be average. I wanted to be different and to change the world. I didn't expect life to involve rushing around washing socks.
How relieved I am, therefore, to discover hat God can and does make the ordinary extraordinary. Day by day, as I follow God's paths - as I trust and obey - I become more content. I've seen that however mundane some tasks may seem, small acts can have greater impact than anyone could have imagined. Who knows, for instance, how my children might change the world for God? What I do know is that God goes ahead of me and walks beside me.
God is not restricted or pressured by clocks or calendars, and my times are in God's hands.
Prayer:Dear Father God, help us to know your peace as we walk through the days you have ordained for us. Amen
Prayer Focus of Day: Those who feel harried
Thought for the Day: When we obey in trust, God can use our small actions to accomplish much good.
Story shared by: J. Sanders (En)
Source: UpperRoom Daily Devotional 6/10/11
"I trust in you, O Lord...My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15 (NIV)
"I seem to spend a great deal of my time fighting against the clock. There are always more things to do than hours in the day to do them. Sleeping, nurturing my marriage and taking time with each of my children can't be done quickly. And it seems that before I've blinked, another day has gone. Often the tasks don't seem worth the time they consume. Little time seems to be left to do the things I really want to do.
I never expected life to look like this. As a teenager and young adult, I prayed that I wouldn't be average. I wanted to be different and to change the world. I didn't expect life to involve rushing around washing socks.
How relieved I am, therefore, to discover hat God can and does make the ordinary extraordinary. Day by day, as I follow God's paths - as I trust and obey - I become more content. I've seen that however mundane some tasks may seem, small acts can have greater impact than anyone could have imagined. Who knows, for instance, how my children might change the world for God? What I do know is that God goes ahead of me and walks beside me.
God is not restricted or pressured by clocks or calendars, and my times are in God's hands.
Prayer:Dear Father God, help us to know your peace as we walk through the days you have ordained for us. Amen
Prayer Focus of Day: Those who feel harried
Thought for the Day: When we obey in trust, God can use our small actions to accomplish much good.
Story shared by: J. Sanders (En)
Source: UpperRoom Daily Devotional 6/10/11