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July 1, 2014 by DoneWithReligion

Do you ever have one of those days when you think, nothing changes. Everything is the same, day in, day out. We get up and go through the same routine, only to get up and do the same thing the next day. As it says in Ecclesiastes 1:9, ‘That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun’.

Sometimes I go through this, and it just makes me wonder why I am feeling this way. I guess sometimes I think living for God should be some type of extra special, out of the ordinary life. A way of living that is super spiritual. Of course I know that this isn’t the norm for us. God works in us most of the time in the little things, the regular routine of daily living.

I know God has a plan and purpose for us. Although good works are certainly not a way to earn our salvation, they do bring glory to God. I think we should daily ask for the Spirit to guide us through the day, and lead us into what he has for us to do. Ask God to love others through us as we go about our regular daily routine.

By doing so, we are allowing God to do supernatural things through us when He is ready. We might touch a person in a way we don’t even realize, just by allowing the spirit of Christ to do what he wants, when he wants.

I don’t have the answer to those feelings now and then of each day being the same. I do know that being open to let Christ love through us can make a difference. It may not be us who feels any different, but someone we have contact with during our regular daily routine may receive something special from God. Something they needed, something that makes them say, wow, that was really a different day.

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  1. on July 16, 2014 at 8:44 PM DoneWithReligion's avatar DonewithReligion

    That is very true. When we ask God for something like that, we need to know he is going to respond….and not always in ways we would think.

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  2. on July 16, 2014 at 8:43 PM DoneWithReligion's avatar DonewithReligion

    Yes, so true. We can’t go by our feelings. We know that the Holy Spirit is within us, so we trust him to love through us.

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  3. on July 16, 2014 at 8:42 PM DoneWithReligion's avatar DonewithReligion

    Thank you for your comment. I believe what you said is true and the best way to start your day. Thanks for reading my posts.

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  4. on July 2, 2014 at 2:08 PM Chas's avatar Chas

    Your prayer: ‘we should ask for the Spirit to guide us through the day, and lead us into what he has for us to do’ is an excellent one, but you will need to expect surprises when you have prayed it!

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  5. on July 1, 2014 at 3:59 PM Kathleen's avatar Kathleen

    Absolutely! We may “feel” no love, but the Holy Spirit will love through us AS we allow Him.

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  6. on July 1, 2014 at 10:10 AM Conny Vande Witte's avatar Conny Vande Witte

    I have found that, when you begin your day asking God for a filling of the spirit and an opportunity to show unconditional love to those you encounter throughout the day, He will, without fail, place people in need of that love in your path.

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