INSPIRASUNS

Last night we found a rare occasion when my husband and I actually had time to chat while making dinner. We found ourselves stepping away from work while it was still light outside and actually surprised ourselves when we had eaten and cleaned up the dishes and it wasn’t close to 8:00pm. That is unusual 🙂 . It’s funny because when I was little my dad would come home from work, enjoy a libation while he watched, not one, not two, but three news programs, and then we would have dinner. It wasn’t uncommon for us to eat between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. It used to drive me crazy back then, but now, I totally get it. Before you know it, your day has slipped away and you’re trying to decide where it went.

What I enjoyed last night was the conversation we shared. We realized that, though we may not see it weatherwise here in FL, the seasons are changing. We found ourselves talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. I want a real tree this year, I said. We haven’t had one in years, and this is the year I proclaimed. We chatted about family, about the pet blessing coming up at church on Saturday, (that’s for another blog), and the fact that we finally have rain and our little pond out back isn’t looking so pitiful 🙂 . You know what, we just chatted and caught up on things. In the busy craziness of our days, how often do we just chat with our spouses? We are always about the business of getting things done, taking care of our homes, running kids to and from events, oh, forgot, squeeze your work life into the equation as well.

I think Father expects more of us than just being about the business of getting things done. I think He wants us to have a connection with each other. Not just with spouses and family, but with others. Understand what others are going through, lift others in prayer, and have a chat to learn about and care for others. I think there are times when He wants us to slow down and really look at what is important.

I believe I’ve shared before, a saying my sweet mother-in-law used to say to me when I was disciplining my kids. Though she was using it for those specific moments, I think it applies to every day. She used to say, “Kim is it going to matter 20 years from now?”. What she meant was, is the fact that one of our daughters hadn’t taken her bath yet going to matter in 20 years, or could she continue to play for another hour? So I think this holds true in all that we do from this perspective. When I face Father in the end is what I’m doing now, in this time going to matter. Will I be able to look at him and when asked say yes I did my best to honor His will. Or, will I have to admit that I went about the business of the day?

I need to make a more concerted effort to chat more, to learn more about those I meet, heck to learn more about those I know. Through that process, through that experience, I’ll have the opportunity to share more of Father’s love. So, I hope you find some time today to just chat a little more, learn a little more, and share a little more of Father in what you do.

Have a great day my friends 🙂 .

Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.