Clay in the Hands

Have you ever had one of those weeks?  A week full of “one of those days?”  I’m not trying to complain, but that is my story today.  It has been one of those weeks.  I don’t think there has been a day this week in which I even started the things I had planned for the day before 2 PM.  Don’t get me wrong, nothing has blown up in my face, it has just been a constant stream of unexpected events and issues.

But, that is life.  It is something we all experience from time to time.  We stick with it and we do the best we can.

I was reminded of that strategy by a friend from San Antonio yesterday.  We just have to do our best.  We have to be faithful.  As hard as I try to strategically plan out my day so that I accomplish the most possible, life happens and my plan goes out the window.  I look up at the end of the day and it seems I have accomplished nothing.  That sermon that is coming on Sunday hasn’t been touched.  That conversation with the insurance company about the roof replacement has not taken place.  So many things on my To Do list haven’t been done.

But God didn’t create that To Do list, I did.  So the pressure I feel may be more self-inflicted than spirit directed.

God simply asks us to be faithful – to do our best.  It really is that simple.

Now, I don’t believe that is a “Get Out of Jail Free” card.  We still have to truly do our best.  But if we do our best – if we live in the moment and follow the leadership of the spirit as opportunities present themselves, then God takes care of the rest.

So today, if you are feeling a bit overwhelmed – if there is more on your plate for this week than you have week left to complete it – take heart.

Do your best.  And live into the freedom of knowing that God is pleased with you!