What You Do
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What will your hands be busy with today? Do you feel grateful for the tasks at hand? Is there joy in doing what’s on your list today?
Many of us just hurry from one thing to the next. Delays frustrate us and people who aren’t directly related to our tasks can annoy us with their interruptions.
Pause in your thoughts for this one moment. Thank God for the work ahead of you today in spite of what you would rather be doing.
You will be amazed at the change in your outlook as you focus on being thankful.
You are where you are today… that’s a reality. You can make choices to change that reality. The first choice is to choose a grateful attitude. It will widen the road you are on and bring a perspective that will lighten your step.
The prayer of the Psalmist is a good prayer to echo today, “Establish the work of my hands, O Lord, establish the work of my hands” (Psalm 90:17).
Heavenly Father, Right now I want to offer the work of my hands to You today. Help me to have a grateful attitude as I do what is in front of me today. May I give these tasks to You as my offering. I do them in Your name. Amen.
Inspired by “The Rest of God” Chapter 1 by Mark Buchanan
Questions: How can you change your attitude towards the work that is at hand if you would rather be doing something else? How do you handle interruptions in your busy work schedule?
About the Author Gail Rodgers
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Have you seen “Facing the Giants”? It’s a movie, you can get it on Google Videos for free. It talks of honoring God first and foremost. Go to God and to the Bible and dive in and start reading. Cloud-Townsend have a great website that has videos that help me thru stuff. There’s a great 5 min. video that’s called “Just do something” that’s really good. take care and God bless.
“May the Mind of Christ my Saviour Live in me from day to day …. in all I do and say … so that all may see I triumph only through His Power.”
I am learning to take each interruption in my busy day as a sign that, whatever Im doing at that moment is not as important as what is interrupting me. I used to get aggrivated when my family would barge in on me when Im in the middle of something. I accept each interruption with love. I pray that God will use each interruption as an opportunity to grow closer to Him.
It is good to have an attitude of gratefullness for the things we have, our jobs, and families. But not being happy can sometimes be good to or perhaps a sign that changes need to be made. Perhaps we can be on the wrong path and need to make adjustments in our life. For example if you are bored with your current job, perhaps it is time to look for a new job. While you still have your current job, take classes, talk to other people, and take positive steps in changing your life. Maybe God is trying to send a message that you need to change. If you can’t change your job, perhaps you can take classes in an activity you would enjoy to make life a little more interesting. For example, I am taking a dance exercise class, and I am so happy when I leave that class. The happiness spills over into other areas of my life and relationships. If you are totally unhappy with all of your life, perhaps there could be a medical reason and it is time to talk to your doctor. Experts are finding out more and more that sometimes biological things can make us feel the way we do and that needs to be addressed with medicine, change of exercise or some other type of professional intervention. I also am going through some frustrating times in my life. I am trying to work through them with prayer, remembering to be grateful for the things I do have, and focus on the positive. I am also trying to do things in my life that make me feel happy about myself.
Well to day when I woke at 3:00 am I read His Word, then filled my boday with His blessings as I went to work for three hours an then went to celbrate a life that was taken at the age of 14 to be with her Lord and saviour. Tonight I will go and pray for issues and His grace with my spiritual family.
May the Lord our God bless you Gail.
Lisa,
I am so sorry that you are so unhappy. I will pray for you. Have you thought about what would make you happy? What would do you if you had the choice of anything? Pray about it often. I think that Satan uses frustration with the mundane and boredom as his weapons. Be wary of the dark places it leads. This devotional really says it best in being grateful. Think about the things, even the smallest ones like having feet to walk, that you are grateful for. It is not meant to make you feel bad for not being grateful but to find peace in the gifts the Lord has given you. He has plans for you. Don’t let all the discord of the daily grind be too loud to hear His voice. Trust in Him and take a risk to do what He has put to fill your heart.
Hi Guys, please don’t shoot me on the hip, I’m expressing my genuine feeling here. I am so frustrated at my work, I’m unhappy, unfulfilled, I’m not enjoying what I’m doing at all, I’m neither happy with the money I’m earning, I’m totally disgruntled, I can’t even sit on my chair. Ok, I know there are so many people who do not have jobs out there and I’m not being ungrateful in anyway, I just feel like I’m in a rut and I can’t take it anymore, I want something challenging and interesting. I want to look forward to coming to work. Not only am I not happy about my work, my life in general. I’m not happy at home, not because I’m in conflict with my family, but only because I’m not living my dream, I’m not doing what brings me joy and fulfilment, even at church I’m not happy. I go to church looking forward to a fulfiling worship, deeper and insightful teaching of the word, but when I come out I feel even worse, I just don’t like going to church now, but I’m still going and attend even prayer meetings. I do confess my known sins to God everyday and ask God to forgive and free me from sin, but I’m still unfulfiled. What I can I do, help! When I walk on the street I just feel like screaming aloud, I feel like it’s going to make feel better. Any advise is welcome.