I usually have a list for the day. Lists help me to remember the things that I am supposed to do on a particular day. Undone items simply slide to the next day. Here is my list from the other day...
- Go to the bank...
- Pick up logs from Robert's house, take to the dump.
- Lunch with Greg R [fantastic human]
- Hang with my buddy Jeff Greenblott
- Lowes... pick up shelf supports for attic project. Pick up Garage Door trim for handyman customer.
- Get Cathy's car washed.
- Dinner
- Netflix.
Ahh, a nice list. A nice plan for a nice day. As I was rolling out of bed that day and looked at the list, I was struck with a sense of gratitude. Just a sense of thankfulness for the fact that I can do these things.
- I can wake up.
- I can see.
- I can walk.
- I can manage things.
- I can work.
- I can communicate.
Oh my friends, the things that we take for granted. And I was reminded of this scripture passage from James 4:
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see and appreciate the good.
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