The Best-Laid Plans

The best-laid plans…

My day was laid out before me, but I was not in control of it. Responsibilities dictated I miss Bible study. Frustrated, I have a choice: to squander the day in a ‘mood’, irritated and brooding. Or grab hold of the new look to my day with a grateful heart.

I have only today. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is speculative, as today was. So, I have praise music on, as I lean in to God prayerfully to make the most of these two hours. May I sense his presence and hear his voice as I lay down my plans and let the day unfold.

No Toxic Wallop

A candle with the fragrance of Persian Rose squats on the sideboard. I thought it might aid concentration as I worked on some writing, so I lit it. Nice smell. I got to work, but as the hours ticked by I realised I had a throbbing tightness in my temples. I’d already taken a pain killer for that persistent back problem, so wondered why the headache. I blew out the candle and the headache eased.

Sometimes we choose artificial soothers, thinking they will give us peace, joy, or inspiration. In reality, though, they can carry a pernicious and even toxic wallop.

God invites us to lean in to him. The more we depend on him for our inspiration and guidance, the more we realise he really is the source of all peace and joy. And he never gives me a headache.