There are many things in our lives that we tend to take for granted. We have gotten so used to these things that we don’t realize just how fortunate we are to have them or have access to them. Before the Pandemic (BP?), there were many things, I’m sure, which we discovered we had taken for granted when they were no longer as easily accessible.
Think how easy it was Before Pandemic to get your weekly
groceries. Think how automatic it
was. Now, there are many extra
considerations involved with just going to the store. Can we afford a certain item this week? Do we really need it now after all, or is it
something that can wait? Think how
automatic it might have been to send the kids to school each day. Now, it could be a mess of deciding who needs
the family computer the most at any given time for home-based learning, or it
could be an added item to the checklist to make sure that everyone has the
required mask among their other materials for school.
Life has changed.
Things we took for granted are no longer certainties. Things we thought would always be there just
aren’t anymore. Even seemingly mundane
tasks are no longer quite so simple. How
are we reacting? And who, in our
immediate circles, is watching how we react?
We can be certain that the ever-present and all-knowing God is watching
us. And yes, He knows why we are
reacting the way we are. He knows what our
choices will be before we make them, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t our
choices to make still. He knows our thoughts and motivations. It can become easy to take even God for
granted.
How can you strive to keep God a welcome presence in your
life? How can you make your relationship
with Him stronger and more intentional?
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