Tuesdays...

I listen to the sermons from THE VILLAGE CHURCH via podcast in my car on the way to work in the morning. It is one of my favorite weekday routines and I am grateful to have wisdom and the Word pouring into my life on a regular basis. Lord knows I need that. Matt Chandler was recently talking about how much of our lives are lived as “Tuesdays” - the ordinary everyday obedience that leads to years of faithfulness. That faithfulness endures and leaves and imprint, impacting many, and proving the depth of our commitment to Christ. That makes sense to me and yet I crave MORE. I long for the adventure and the extraordinary even though I recognize we need the routine and there is tremendous value in habits practiced regularly that plant DEEP roots for Truth in our lives. Outside of the podcasts, reading Scripture, and journaling, I keep a gratitude journal and I am in a monthly book club. I am invested in community and have an unending desire to grow more like our King. Nevertheless, I don’t know that “ordinary” or “everyday” sounds like enough. How do we grasp that kind of content and choose to live faithfully exactly where He plants us regardless of the sense that we are missing out on the grandeur? He came that we would have life and have it abundant - in Him is the fullness of joy. I have tasted that so many times… I taste it at camp when the teens play with water balloons and their laughter literally sounds like heaven. I tasted it at World Changers when I would watch teens come and kneel at the cross during the Concert of Prayer, tears staining their cheeks, confessing and making the choice to live a new life for Christ. I tasted it in Rwanda as we danced for Jesus in a new way I had never known before. In those spaces, my spirit rejoices and truly comes alive. It is in the midst of full surrender and unparalleled service…as I am nearest to Him. Perhaps therein is the answer. As I draw near to Him, the ordinary becomes a bit more vivid and awe-striking, and days that may have otherwise felt mundane can be purposeful. I think we forget in the midst of all we are doing that everyday really does count. Those tiny conversations we have with people have tremendous worth and are weighted in view of eternity. We cannot begin to know the impact moments are having - only God, the Author can see the outcome of each individual story. He knows how our days weave together to become one profoundly beautiful life. I trust Him. I choose His way even if there are a lot of Tuesdays. I know the richness will become evident as I walk close to the One who loves me most.