Good Day!

 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive your inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ." ~Colossians 3:23-24

This verse is printed and taped to the bottom of my computer monitor at work. It's been there so long that it's just become part of the landscape of my desk, and never catches my eye. Today God gave me the gift of noticing it.

I've not been sleeping well; whatever the reason, my nights have been patchy and wakeful, my mind too loud to let me rest well. I could let that drag me downward today (oh, it would be so easy...I am tired) or I could rejoice in these words. 

These days are temporary. My body and brain will wither away. I can rest in knowing that the physical exhaustion I may feel is such a little thing in light of eternity. These trials are for these short years on earth.

 And yet I have been commanded, while I am still on this earth, to work, to find joy in the doing of these things-- to devote my actions to the Lord. 

There is a hefty stack of library orders on my desk, waiting to be fulfilled. There are parents to call, shelves to rearrange, boxes to move and people to help. 

I have a little cup of coffee in front of me, and the verse from Colossians is fresh in my eyes and mind. Thank you, Lord, for the riches of this day!