My Days Journey
Here we go! The journey begins!
Are you ready? What is it that you have packed? What expectations are you heading out with?
Where are you going? Who will you meet?
I'm excited, are you?
The above are questions we ask when we are beginning a new adventure, a trip, a journey to the unknown. I believe these are questions we should be asking ourselves as our day begins
As I begin each day in my life's journey, I have to ask myself if I am ready for what lies ahead? In asking, I realize that preparation is necessary and it is the key to unlock the happenings which are to come. My key is one that is bent, it fits when I bend my knees before my Creator of the day, the day which He has made, the day which He has blessed me with.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.
Ps. 143:8
The journey of the day carries with it things that I have packed away in my luggage bag. I think of the days of "Samsonite" luggage, heavy, hard and cumbersome. Today, we have compact, light-weight luggage with wheels that can turn in any directions. Did I pack away the cares of yesterday, the worries, the muck and mire, the heartaches in the "Samsonite" bag? Or is my luggage fresh and new, light and burden-free, filled with the glory of God with wheels that will turn in the right direction?
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matt. 11:29-30
A new day dawning with high expectations. I am setting out on my days journey with thoughts to accomplish my self-made list of things that will complete my day's expectations. The list is miles long with a lot of things that are difficult, non-essential, well-meaning, but never the less, they are things that I need to do for myself. My non-earnest expectations will get me,"Where"?
According to my earnest expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed:
but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body,
whether it be by life or by death.
Phil. 1:20
The direction of my days journey is now in question. The experience of having a guide has always been rewarding because of the information and knowledge that is shared along the way. The guide knows all the inner most details, the highlights, the easiest route, the way we should go. The question is, which way will I go on my days journey?
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Ps. 32:8
The excitement of my journey has begun and my thought now is, "Who will I meet along the way" and how will I greet them? I love when I go somewhere and the first thing I see is a smile. The smile is a welcoming that puts sunshine and warmth in my day. Those that are put in my path for the day can experience what I feel each day when I begin with the love of the Lord.
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
John 13:34-35
My prayer Lord, is that I will begin my day with You, in You and for You.
