As I watched my dog play in the backyard in mid-fifty degree weather today, I couldn’t help but reflect on the crazy weather changes we’ve been having. Just yesterday I had been watching snowflakes steadily race each other to the ground, and today I was nudging my bare feet against the soft ground. It’s crazy how fast weather can change, but that’s definitely not all that changes.
Changes are constantly happening. In weather, jobs, economy, health, politics, money, relationships, school, safety--you name it, it’s changing. We live in an ever-changing world whether we like it or not.
As human beings, most of us don’t like change. There’s something unsettling about having to learn a new way of doing something, no matter how small the change is. It seems like by the time we finally get used to the change, it changes all over again.
In this ever-changing world, I love that fact that God never changes. Malachi 3:6 says, “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.” No matter what we’re going through in life, no matter how many things are changing at once, we can rely on Him to remain a constant. He remains the same. Always.
Kayla Joy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Waiting
“Check him--give him a half halt if you need to,” my instructor reminded me. I quickly pulled back on my reins, then released to complete the half halt. Ringlets of dust were left imprinted in the dirt with each step he made as he slowed his trot down. The horse I was riding, Harry, is commonly referred to as “Harry--the horse in a hurry” in my family. He lives up to this nickname as he would love to take his riders for a gallop every second of horseback riding lessons. He’s a little pony with a never-ending tank of energy. With a lot of dedicated work and patience, I can get him to slow down. Eventually, his head will lower, his shoulders will relax, and his trot will slow into a comfortable gait. When he slows down, he seems to be enjoying himself more. Slowing down and waiting isn’t something that comes naturally to my little Harry, but it’s certainly something he’s capable of doing.
Aren’t we often like this little pony? We rush through our day, checking items off our list, only to write more items on the ever-growing list. Somehow, through it all, we miss spending time to slow down. We miss spending time waiting on God and being willing to listen to Him. I know I’m certainly guilty of this. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." As you rush around trying to find the ‘perfect‘ valentine’s gift for your loved one this year, remember to be still and wait for the Lord in the midst of busyness.
Kayla Joy
Aren’t we often like this little pony? We rush through our day, checking items off our list, only to write more items on the ever-growing list. Somehow, through it all, we miss spending time to slow down. We miss spending time waiting on God and being willing to listen to Him. I know I’m certainly guilty of this. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." As you rush around trying to find the ‘perfect‘ valentine’s gift for your loved one this year, remember to be still and wait for the Lord in the midst of busyness.
Kayla Joy
Giving God Glory
A blast of cold air came whistling through the car as my dad opened the door. As he stepped out to fill our car with gas, I couldn’t help but notice a woman. Her blonde hair was tightly wound into a bun and she was dressed in a bright orange outfit, her shirt marked with the gas station’s logo. She was braving the bitter cold to do her job--pick up litter scattered around the gas station. She bent over to pick up a crushed coca cola can, carefully grasping it by the tips of her fingers, and disposed of it in the trashcan next to my dad. Cheerfully, she said hello, then proceeded to lift the heavy trash bag and carry it off. Though this might seem like a rather ordinary thing to see, something about her stuck out to me. She wasn’t grumbling about being given this rather gross job--she cheerfully went about it with a smile on her face.
Dealing with trash definitely isn’t a fun job--no matter how you look at it. Yet, she wasn’t about to let that get in her way. She made a choice to be cheerful despite of the circumstances. As Christians, don’t we have a similar choice to make? We can do a job as unlikable as picking up trash moping the entire time, or we can choose to glorify God while doing it. One of my favorite Bible verses is 1 Corinthians 10:31, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
No matter if we’re feeding orphans in Africa or simply doing our everyday job--how we do it matters. Are we doing all of it for the glory of God?
Kayla Joy
Dealing with trash definitely isn’t a fun job--no matter how you look at it. Yet, she wasn’t about to let that get in her way. She made a choice to be cheerful despite of the circumstances. As Christians, don’t we have a similar choice to make? We can do a job as unlikable as picking up trash moping the entire time, or we can choose to glorify God while doing it. One of my favorite Bible verses is 1 Corinthians 10:31, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
No matter if we’re feeding orphans in Africa or simply doing our everyday job--how we do it matters. Are we doing all of it for the glory of God?
Kayla Joy
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