When Special Feels Regular

Life really does get boring at times.

The rote and routine of daily life takes it's toll. Tasks get old and anything that interrupts and adds to the load, the time or the stress can really throw us off our game... especially if we aren't paying attention.

We get things done effectively through systems and efficiency because of the longevity of which we've been doing them. Yet, even I notice, the rates for those two factors decrease based on my energy and enthusiasm to get something accomplished.

When it's half-hearted, whenever it gets done today is the mindset I find myself distracted. What's the latest update from friends on Facebook; who has cool ride is for sale on Craigslist; is  there anything good on television or maybe something great on YouTube... the possibilities are endless thanks to technology in our hand.

This, by the way, is why we applaud Mother's. Parenting is a full-time job in itself, it's matters not who is working outside the home... family is work. Hard work.

Yet even taking care of things around the house and kids can be as mundane and taxing as any other responsibility one may have in the workplace or the church-place.

But with a spirit of love and diligence, faithfulness and fulfillment... whatever you do, do as unto the Lord; and the effectiveness and efficiency of the task or project at hand changes course for the better.

As we celebrate Mothers on this #effectiveSunday, would you join me in praying that God would strengthen them (and the rest of us, really) for the days when our hearts and minds are not fully devoted to what is in front of us to accomplish. May there be a spirit of renewal and rejuvenation over such times and stress. Pray for stress levels and tensions be diminished, as even the routine and normal things of life mount to problematic conversations and moments of challenge.

God we look to you...
On the special days of celebration
On the regular days of life.
For your glory.

- PNC

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