These are the days of … , if you didn’t instantly hear the chorus to These Are The Days of Elijah, you clearly didn’t spiritually grow up in a Pentecostal church (over two decades ago). However, today, Emily P. Freeman and her journal guide to The Next Right Thing, has brought some fresh perspective to that old tune … today, these are the days of quiet, of boredom, of reading books, and accepting the ever-present cold to capture the ever-escaping sun.
In some ways, these days, feel empty and uninspiring – until the empty is noticed and given permission to be.
These are the days of simmering soup and wishing I’d planted garlic.
These are the days of going to bed early and sleeping late.
These are the days of too much T.V. and not enough trail walking.
If you’ve struggled to accept the day’s you’re in, let this help – what you name, you give permission to live and die. Isn’t that how seasons work? They’re birthed in all their anticipated newness from the first buds peeking through the warmed soil, to the fallen leaves that crunch from dryness beneath our feet. We pour the hot chocolate knowing we’ll stir lemonade again. With the same permission we give to the season’s, let us give the same permission to the day’s and season’s of our life.
These are the days of daughterly lasts and growing out greys.
These are the days of Duo calls and being grateful to see their faces.
Consider this your invitation to name your days with permission to let them live in whatever capacity, good or bad, they may feel like to you. Because of this … days don’t last forever, seasons come and go, but the goodness of Lord shall remain – in every day, and in every tomorrow.
These are the days of being taught by the Lord, and resting in His peace. (Isaiah 54:13)
Whatever your days look like, or feel like – you can be certain God is working in them. Who are we to try and persuade our days away from the work God is doing in them? He who began a good work is faithful to complete it (Philippians 1:6).
These are the days of … allowing and accepting the days at hand.
Blessings,
