Ecc. 9:10 ___________________ thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy _____________; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Sometimes we look for things to do on purpose for the Lord. We teach a Sunday school, or watch someone's children. Sometimes we are doing things out of necessity like working. Sometimes we are doing things strictly for our own pleasure. But sometimes, we have things which are dumped on us because that is what life has dealt to us. For example, I became most unhappy today when I went outside and found my tire flat. It was the second tire within the week (two separate tires might I add). It did not steal very much time out of my day, but because I had spend the evening before planning a schedule to turn over a new leaf and try to organize my days more efficiently, I was most irritated. But as I sat in the smelly waiting room of the tire shop with only a handful of auto magazines and a cheesy soap opera playing, I remembered that the Lord is good all of the time, and if we feel he has treated us unfairly, it is because we are not seeing all of the picture, and I surrendered my disrupted day to him again, which was still going according to HIS plan.
Most of our day is consumed with things we wish we did not have to do, even without the tragedies. But it is true that if we do whatever it is that requires our attention with our whole attention, we will enjoy it much more. If we submit to the Lord and say, “this is what the Lord has for me to do right this moment and nothing else,” we will find ourselves in a far happier state.
One of the steps to enjoying life is by submitting to the Lord: to the interruptions he sends us, the struggles, the hurts, the annoyances, and the wrongs. Even when that obstacle is a permanent fixture like when things can not be accomplished because of ailments and afflictions. We have to redirect our thinking and say, the Lord wills this for me, and I must ask for His strength to walk this way.
What is stealing your joy? What things would you wish to be out of your life that are out of your control to change?_______________________________________________________________
What daily chores have you been doing out of necessity and not “as unto the Lord”?______________________________________________________________________________
What “flat tires” have ruined your plans today and this week?
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Ask the Lord to control your day. Surrender every hour to him, even if it means giving up every ounce of your leisure time. Ask him to help you see how you are serving him in the daily menial tasks.
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