A Typical Day

Don’t get discouraged and give up,
for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
Galatians 6:9 NLT

As we move away from our time with God and out into our day, it can wear us out. It’s easy to see the vision for our day when we are still, quiet and listening, but what happens when the natural part of our day starts to invade the spiritual? The spiritual vision starts to leak away as the world’s logic and wisdom begins to override what God has spoken to our hearts when we were in touch with Him. How do we cling to the vision then?

You may be asking yourself, "What is the vision?" Our vision for each day does not have to be a big thing. It’s loving those who are unlovely, it speaking kindly to those who are not so kind, or having patience when our patience has worn thin. It being Christ-like throughout each day, no matter what the day holds

"Don’t get tired, and give up..." is easier said than done, because what do we do when what we expected in our day begins to fade into the confusion of what seems to be happening? What do we do when we are bombarded with doubt and fear and frustration? What do we do when we are parched from the long journey through life? God has given us a "well" we are to draw our strength from as the day progresses. Spending time with God each day fills that well. We have to keep going back to what is true!

Every time the Israelites ran into trouble, they moaned and complained and worried and argued. They lost the vision time and time again, and they wanted to head back to Egypt! Where was their faith in the vision God had first given them? It came and it went as the events of each day shot holes through what God was calling them to. Their "boat" started to leak right out there in the middle of the desert sand! It is essential to put our trust in Almighty God, and not allow the enemy to distract and deceive us with those holes! We must cling to what we learned on the "Mount of Transfiguration" in our quiet time with God! Those times in prayer will help us get through the tough times, the doubting times, or even the times when the blessings being showered upon us are so numerous we don’t feel we deserve such goodness! We need to keep coming back to what is true, and cling to it with all our God-given strength!

It’s all a matter of focusing and not losing sight of the vision …with the ultimate vision being a relationship with Jesus Christ. He is our Hope for each day, no matter what else happens. When we get out of the "boat" and walk on the water, our Promised Land is already in view. We have to keep moving towards it until we cross over that fine line of deception caused by the enemy. It has very little to do with actually arriving anywhere, and everything to do with where our focus is during the journey. The journey is in running the race Jesus calls us to, and finding the peace and the hope that we long for along the way. Then, we can live in the vision of Hope we have been offered and nothing can deter us from it!