Long and Boring or Short and Sweet?

I live day by day, living to serve a risen Savior. Praying like a 6 year old and praying to the one who is bigger then my problems.

God gives new grace every morning, although some days feel long and boring and others feel short and sweet. But what all these days have in common is how I choose to live them. The long and boring days are the hardest. Get up do homework, laundry, write a paper, go to a meeting at work, and walk the dog. Pretty boring right?

Wrong, I think it is all about perspective. If we look forward to the longer days as a chance to catch up on stuff, i.e. laundry and use the oppertunity the day brings to spend that much more time in prayer and quiet time how much could that turn the day around from wasting time to cultivating it?

God gives new grace and mercy every morning. How am I choosing to use it is the bigger question. To look for the small joys in everyday life, such as, the sun shining, going running, reading the Bible a few extra minutes, and making pancakes.

Then all of a sudden long, boring days turn into short and sweet days. And even when the short and sweet days come we can praise God for those as well.

So my days are becoming days where I pray like a 6 year old, dance like I am 9, and live to serve a risen Savior.

Psalm 5:1-3

Squares

I am coming to the realization that every square is hard. At first I thought after square one that it all became better, no problems, it would fit together beautifully. But we are a fallen people and we need a Savior to rescue us from our sin. Contrary to my previous thinking, the sqaures after one have their own problems too. And this is just another reason we need a Savior. For those who don't know, I am referring to relationship squares.

The difficulty and blessing in square one, and every square is that you are totally trusting God for the future. You know His promises and you trust in them. Although this doesn't help you not cry at night some times and wonder "why do you have me here God?". You ask and wait. Knowing that when you look back on this time in your life you will wonder why you ever doubted God.

Square two. Even though it seems like a step forward in the relationship squares where God says "maybe" it can also be a step back. for girls: A guy has voiced feelings for you, and you like him back, a lot, but because you don't know each other that well you have agreed to get to know one another as friends for a little while longer and then see what God has. You then treat your "special friend" as a friend. Although both of you look at the other and know the story that is unfolding in front of you but is invisible to those around you.

Never thinking that square 3 would be where problems also arise, a friend told me in an email that her heart was hurting over a strained relationship with her boy friend. She is now wondering if this is the right path to be on. The realationship started so well and now she finds herself having second thoughts. My dear friend, she is on my heart daily.

So the lesson to be learned is that no matter what square, circle, or hexagon you find yourself in, trust God. With everything, come before Him on your face daily. He is in control and sees the bigger picture. Why do I ever doubt him? He is Lord of the universe and yet he cares about my petty problems.

Thank you dearest Lord.