Oct 01

God at Work in the Everyday

avatar Published in Untagged  by Pastor Mark

Going through our life we look for great moments to remember.  We put them in mental scrapbooks  to celebrate a moment that was of special importance.  The baby's first step, the first words or the first day of school, a great achievement at work or a time that you really impacted someones life  are all great experiences that cannot be repeated but can be remembered.  Maybe it is how we are geared, but we tend to look for God in the same way. We look for God to give us a great moment of spiritual insight or victory and then we live off of that moment until another one comes our way.  I rejoice like you that God gives us the mountain top moments where it seems that heaven is open and we can see and hear clearly into what God is doing in our lives and at times even in the lives of others.  But if we only live on those moments we will miss the importance of God working in the everyday events and activities of our lives. 

If we believe the word of God to be true when it says that, God works all things together for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose, then we need to rethink how we see special moments of spiritual insight.  He is the God of the mountains where everything seems good and beautiful, but He is also the God of the Valleys where things are not so clear and yet His presence in those moments are just the same.   Jesus has promised to never leave us or never forsake us. This statement is one of great encouragement in times of victory and challenge, but it is also a wonderful reminder that He is the same and never will leave us even in the everyday events of our lives.   Maybe we should look for the special moments in the everyday more so that we can see God at work.  Little things that we take for granted like God's creation and the beauty of all that He has made. And big things like His grace at the right moment for something that seemed overwhelming, peace in the midst of confusion at work or school, or a breath of His encouragement when it seems that the air of the day is being choked out.   God is at work on the mountain top moments, but the only reason He gives those to us is to give us a reminder that He is also the God of the everyday valleys in our lives. He is faithful to be at work on our behalf, interceding for us, working out what is best for each moment no matter how mundane or small that moment may seem.  Maybe we need to ask our God to begin in a fresh way to allow us to see what it means to celebrate the every day moments with an eternal God.  "Lord let my eyes be open to see how you are working in me and through me during the moments of the everyday. "