When my children were younger, I used to leave them with a to do list on days I had to work and they got to stay home. Summer. Holidays. Snow days.
Each of the four girls had a list they needed to accomplish before I returned home from work. It kept them out of trouble. It taught them responsibility. It helped with my load of work.
They were crazy about those lists. (That might not be right... although I do remember them using the word "crazy" when they talked about them.... )
I am a list maker. I make lists that include things like "make a list for..." and "my church to do list is on back..." I will write things on my list after I have done them, just so it looks as though I accomplished more. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to do so.
There. I said it.
Today was really a list-worthy day. As a matter of fact, I had a lot I needed to get done today. Until something stopped me. Let's call it a "God-incidence." I had a "to do" list but what I didn't realize was God was making a to do list for me as well. Upon comparison it was pretty easy to see that my list and His list had very little to do with each other.
Mine could have been written on a roll of paper towel. I could toss it down the hallway from my office and see the myriads of things I needed to achieve today. As said items were accomplished I would be able to cross them off and reroll the towels. I could add other things to the list as I thought of them. Then cross them off as quickly as they are written. It's such a feeling of accomplishment.
God's list fit on a Post-It TM Note.
My list would have taken most of the day. So did His.
Well, this is getting quite long and I haven't even gotten to the point yet so I better cut to the chase.
Whose list is more important? The list I made for me full of all of the things I "needed" to do for God's work here on earth? Or His list for me? You know the one... the one He worked on in advance so I would be at the right place at the right time to see the right people. That list.
Let it suffice to say, I hope I made God happy today. I did the best I could with the work He gave me. He tends to not give much advance notice when He's going to drop something like that on me. Just.... boom, there it is.
My list leaves a feeling of exhaustion.
His list leaves a feeling of satisfaction. And a feeling that the day was not wasted.
So what am I going to do tomorrow? Part of today's list that I wasn't able to get to today. And hopefully, more of His.
Each of the four girls had a list they needed to accomplish before I returned home from work. It kept them out of trouble. It taught them responsibility. It helped with my load of work.
They were crazy about those lists. (That might not be right... although I do remember them using the word "crazy" when they talked about them.... )
I am a list maker. I make lists that include things like "make a list for..." and "my church to do list is on back..." I will write things on my list after I have done them, just so it looks as though I accomplished more. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to do so.
There. I said it.
Today was really a list-worthy day. As a matter of fact, I had a lot I needed to get done today. Until something stopped me. Let's call it a "God-incidence." I had a "to do" list but what I didn't realize was God was making a to do list for me as well. Upon comparison it was pretty easy to see that my list and His list had very little to do with each other.
Mine could have been written on a roll of paper towel. I could toss it down the hallway from my office and see the myriads of things I needed to achieve today. As said items were accomplished I would be able to cross them off and reroll the towels. I could add other things to the list as I thought of them. Then cross them off as quickly as they are written. It's such a feeling of accomplishment.
God's list fit on a Post-It TM Note.
My list would have taken most of the day. So did His.
Well, this is getting quite long and I haven't even gotten to the point yet so I better cut to the chase.
Whose list is more important? The list I made for me full of all of the things I "needed" to do for God's work here on earth? Or His list for me? You know the one... the one He worked on in advance so I would be at the right place at the right time to see the right people. That list.
Let it suffice to say, I hope I made God happy today. I did the best I could with the work He gave me. He tends to not give much advance notice when He's going to drop something like that on me. Just.... boom, there it is.
My list leaves a feeling of exhaustion.
His list leaves a feeling of satisfaction. And a feeling that the day was not wasted.
So what am I going to do tomorrow? Part of today's list that I wasn't able to get to today. And hopefully, more of His.
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