Ordinary Days Scott Pauley

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Christopher Columbus kept a daily journal of his explorations. I have found that writing in a journal every day forces me to think through what I am doing with my days. It is a constant reminder that not one of them should be wasted. Many days, the only entry Columbus made was the words: "We sailed on." Some days, that is all we are supposed to do. Keep plodding. Sail on. Make the most of this day and see how God puts ordinary days together in an extraordinary way. Men are remembered for their outstanding days, but they are made during their ordinary ones. Life is full of “ordinary” days, days where nothing historic happens.

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Men are remembered for their outstanding days, but they are made during their ordinary ones. William Carey, known as the father of modern missions, said if he were remembered as a plodder, he would be described justly. Life is full of “ordinary” days, days where nothing historic happens. Yet we must realize that God is always at work. Bible teachers major on certain events in Paul’s life, but think of all the unrecorded days – days of quiet faithfulness.

Every Day is A Gift 

Every day is a gift from a loving God. Any day could be our last. This day is an opportunity to minister to others and bring glory to Christ. Someday we shall stand before the Lord for the days we were given to live on this earth.

True followers of Christ should determine to make the most of every day. Every day, we should spend some time thinking about the day we came to know the Lord Jesus as our personal Saviour. 2 Peter 1:13 teaches us that God can use such memories to keep us stirred to serve Him.

Every day, we should spend some time in God’s Word and prayer. Living consciously in His presence makes each day a holy and happy one. Every day we should consider the greatest day – the day when we will see our Lord face to face. Today could be that day! Nothing will make ordinary days any greater than when they are lived in the light of Christ’s return.

Christopher Columbus kept a daily journal of his explorations. I have found that writing in a journal every day forces me to think through what I am doing with my days. It is a constant reminder that not one of them should be wasted. Many days, the only entry Columbus made was the words: “We sailed on.” Some days, that is all we are supposed to do. Keep plodding. Sail on. Make the most of this day and see how God puts ordinary days together in an extraordinary way.

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3 Comments

  1. Alicia on January 21, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    I love writing. It is so therapeutic for me and like you said, makes you think through. I just noticed in the introduction to Luke, how he writes that he was going to write in order everything to Theophilus so that he would know the certainty of those thing. The “writer” in me found that fascinating of the correlation between writing something down and finding a certainty in it. Writing does that for me.

    Enjoying your posts Scott!

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  2. Scott Pauley on January 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Thank you, Alicia. We look forward to seeing you and Jimmy soon. Hope you are well.

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  3. Moses kamau on January 21, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    Thank you brother God bless you!

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