*wild animals*
"...the real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day." - C. S. Lewis from Mere Christianity
*my humble interpretation*
I read this last night just before going to sleep and didn't realize the amount of truth in it until I woke up this morning. Like a circus of wild creatures, as soon as I was cognizant I was surrounded by thoughts of my daily activities. It's a bit daunting to wake up like that. It almost gives you a panicked feeling - am I actually going to be able to make it through all these tasks? It seems like a miracle if I actually get everything on my "To Do" list checked off.
This is my nature denying me the experience of the actual miracle. The true glory is that I have woken up another day. I will have another chance to learn something about God and bring Him glory through my interactions and thoughts. The room for error here is huge, but consider the vast expanses of God's grace and mercy.
If I was important enought that the Son of the Living God died for me, than surely He will guide me through my day if I earnestly seek Him and ask for guidance.
*my prayer for you*
It is my prayer this morning that you will take the time to slow down and realize that you are not still on this earth today just to satisfy your own agenda. We are all here to love and to be loved.