A Day Well Spent

 

What is a day well spent?  For years I thought it would be a day that I accomplished all that I was suppose to accomplish.  If I did all that I thought I was suppose to, then it was good.

Then came along children and friends and people in general that I liked.  Once I started to care of others, just a little, I could not do all that I thought I should do any more.  So I made a new rule.  A day well spent was a day when you did what you felt you should do and care for others also.  The word “care” keept me in control.  In this case, it is a much better word than serve or help.  People always need help.

But I felt convicted that I was in charge of my life so I wanted (note “I wanted) to be more like God.   So I made a “day well spent” as a day in doing the will of God.  And since you can only do what you know to do, I needed my mind to tell my emotions and my will what it was that God wanted me to do.  At first it was a little confusing, but I soon worked it all out and now feel very confortable speaking and acting for God.

As time went on and I matured (grew older).  I wanted to get more and more of me out of the way and have more and more actual obedience to the Lord and His will.  To do this I acted like a little kid.  I did not try to choose what to do but rather did what I wanted to do until I felt God correcting me through another person or through the conviction of my mind.  This was very fun.  All I needed to do was live and in times of direction, follow.

So now most any day is a day well spent as I don’t care much if I have it all worked out.  I have someone (management) working things out for me and keeping me on track.  Sure, I do still get into trouble for taking to many personal days (day filled with me) but the kindness of the Lord confronts and convicts me, so I get back to work. 

I no longer keep score.  I just try to keep my relationship with the Lord.