A Day

A lifetime is one long day of sorts, a day of problems and possibilities, a day of sorrow and joy,  a day of endings and beginnings, a day of fear and faith, a day of hopelessness and hope,  a day of of hurt and healing, a day created through the purposeful love of God.  The specifics of the day may change from one to another; however, it's a gift.

The thing is . . .  it's our choice to wisely invest the time we're given. . . paying attention to the day with respect and gratefulness for the gift of it.  

But. When the day is marked by difficulties, trials, loss, and hurt, we're drawn to focus on what might have been rather than on what could be through the presence and power of God.
Consider. 
A thousand years in your sight 
   are like a day that has just gone by
   or like a watch in the night . . . Teach us to number our days, 
   that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:4;12,  NIV). 

The Psalmist explained the brevity of life by measuring a thousand years as a day.  When you get down to it, there's little time on earth.  So.

We pray:  Teach me to value (number) the day through a heart of wisdom.   

The Spirit of God gives us the ability and power to learn to live beyond the stuff that comes at us, to see each moment as a gift, to gain wisdom about what we have received, purposefully valuing the day.

Value the day.
Surrender the stuff.
Ask the Spirit to teach you to live the day well.
Respect and be grateful for the gift of the day.

Learning to Kickstart the day with respect and gratefulness for the gift of it,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)