We usually claim that people tend to connect to God more quickly when they are in the midst of life's storms and ignore him when they are experiencing joy. But I don't think that's really true. I think we really do tend to be thankful and remember God in those exceptionally joyous times... births, marriages, graduations, new homes, work promotions, etc.
Both the highs and the lows of life tend to bring us to God. It is in the mundane that we lose our spiritual focus. It is when life is going exactly as we expect that we forget to connect with our Lord.
That is why we need to make a habit of going to Him daily. We need to have intentional prayer time, because if a need or joy is not on our mind, we will find no reason to pray if we don't have a specific time and place to pray. We need to make an appointment with our Bible. If we are not searching for scripture to help us in our trouble or for words to express our joy, we might easily forget to read any scripture at all.
Making good spiritual habits is as important as good health habits or good hygienic habits. We wouldn't think of skipping brushing our teeth because we are running a little late... why should we skip asking God's blessing on our day?
Most of the days of our lives are going to be "same ol' same ol'" with no big events that bring us to our knees. Do we want to limit God to those extreme days or do we want him to reign over ALL of our days? Invite him into your day today, even if you don't think you need to.
Lord God,
We thank you for even the mundane days of our lives. They make us appreciate the the joys in our lives and they give us hope that the storms that come will pass. Help us to keep you in the center of our lives even when things are normal. Amen.
Joys: Sharing Pastor Chad's joy in winning an IPAD in a local drawing; air conditioning; the habit of daily devotions that helps me stay spiritually centeredI
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