Or are you more like the
friend I was having breakfast with the other day? I asked what he did before he retired, and he
began to tell me about his career. It
was not an exotic job like being an alligator wrestler or snake charmer, or
playing third base for the Yankees; it was an “everyday” kind of job. What fascinated me was the twinkle in his eye
when he talked about getting up every day, looking forward to the people he’d meet
that day. He finished with: I really liked doing that! My friend knows how to view the ordinary as
extraordinary.
The Apostle
Paul shared a formula for this kind of living:
Don’t fret or worry. Instead
of worrying, pray. Let petitions and
praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s
wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ
displaces worry at the center of your life.
Philippians
4:6-7 (TMSG)
Joy – the kind you experience
for real on your inside, and not the fake stuff that you have to work up by
going to a party, or getting a drug buzz – is available.
That’s Christ’s joy; it is the life He said
he came to give to us![1]
Today…for you
Are you tired of the “life lie”, the smile you wear to
convince others you’re just fine?
Is it time to join the ranks of those who’ve learned
the secret of allowing Christ to change your ordinary to extraordinary?
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