Psalm 65

Read this first: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2065&version=NIV

This part stood out to me-

Blessed are those you choose
    and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
    of your holy temple.

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
    God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas,

You care for the land and water it;
    you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,
    for so you have ordained it.

This stands out to me because I have dirt under my fingernails because I destroyed a sprinkler head with my lawnmower tonight. A quick run to home depot and I swapped out a couple sprinkler heads because as long as you’re doing one may as well do a couple and I have to say it was the most satisfying part of my day. Why? Well I was inside working for most of the day and just knowing that hopefully I got in the dirt and made things better and got to enjoy the night air after an afternoon of phone calls for making VBS just seemed satisfying.

My life has become rather routine and just a simple change up helped a lot. I’m sure the same is true for you too. It’s good to take a moment to breathe. I definitely was reminded of the good things. We had a voter’s meeting today that was stressful and I hadn’t looked forward to it all week. I got a run in before that and took a nap. Now I feel awesome. Work has been tackled, issues have been addressed, it’s time for sabbath. I can’t say I have that feeling every week.

There’s moments when we’re satisfied with our work. There’s also moments when we’re satisfied with God’s work. A sunset or sun rise, a flower, all of these things point to God’s majesty. There’s also moments where God’s work enters our work. That’s the most special thing. If you can say look what God and I worked on today that’s incredible. This is true of small things like gardening. I can’t say I grew the grass I mowed nor the blueberries I picked from today but God and I worked on it together. I bought the property both are on, planted the berries, and someone put down the sod, but I’ve watered them, but living in Oregon God has watered them more.

In my work life I get to share stories of the faith with kids. Some times I teach the kids, often they teach me, always God blesses the conversation with something new for some of us. I pray that’s true for your conversations too.

Also this verse struck me today from Ephesians 1 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.”

I pray this is true for you as you read these. I pray it’s true for me. May God help us to grow in Him during this difficult time and all times.