FEATURE STORY
One of my favorite things to do is wake up, enter the dark living area, light a candle, and turn on a light. Then when the sun comes up, I really enjoy opening all the blinds in the house. I can’t stand a dark house. This is a morning ritual for me, one I look forward to every single day.
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This particular morning, I read something in my inbox that made me cry…tears of joy…not sadness. It was this…
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“…God has good in store for me TODAY. Not 10 years from now. But TODAY.”
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The message was how we can wait and wait for God to do this or that tomorrow or next year, or wonder when he will show up and heal and deliver and meet the needs of those we pray for. And that waiting sometimes causes us to grow weary, so weary.
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But today, I was reminded to look for evidence of his goodness and faithfulness. It’s what I alluded to at the top. Turning on a light to dispel the darkness of the night. Lighting a candle to fill the room with winter aromas. Noticing the sunrise out the window, and the light that streams in once the sun is up. It’s memorizing a verse about His presence, his mercies, and his grace.
There is daily evidence of God’s goodness to all of us, today.
This morning, I’m sitting in my kitchen having just eaten the most delicious bites of chocolate peppermint granola mixed in with my homemade mix. It is so good.
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It’s cold outside, but I’m cozy in my green fluffy robe that fits me oh so snugly and reaches to the bottom of my ankles and keeps me warm.
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There’s food in my pantry and in my fridge, waiting to be taken out and enjoyed and shared and chewed and swallowed.
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I have shelves of books, albums of photos, closets of clothes, and my home is filled to the brim with blessings I can barely contain.
I hear my husband with his morning sneeze and cough, and I give thanks for another day with him.
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My back doesn’t hurt, my legs work, my hands can type really fast, and my eyes can look out and see all of this daily goodness every single morning.
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My gosh. I think I could keep writing for hours of the daily goodness right here in front of my face.
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My prayer for 2024 is that I will notice his goodness in my life, right now. And rest in the fact that once I’ve cast my cares on him, I don’t need to pine and wonder about his goodness in the future. It’s with me today. His presence is here. He’s near.
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Look for the evidence today of his goodness in your life. Even in the middle of the pain that blinds us to all that is good. It can be the flicker of a candle, the snowflakes that are falling, or the sound of the heater, as it comes on to warm our homes.
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I don’t want to get caught up in the worries of tomorrow, but I want to wallow in the wonder of today.
And it starts with the morning light…