“But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)
I had a lot to do and only a little time to do it. I had to go through the flyers, add some things and change some things, and then send them off to the printing company. I had an hour to get this done, maybe a little less. Since I had already kind of gone through it once before I knew what I was doing so it really didn’t take me as long as I thought it would. I had 10 minutes or so to kill before I had to go get middle school kids so I stared at my computer at my inbox. There was a long chain of read emails that I just hadn’t deleted or filed for whatever reason. Some of the emails were personal, some were about the kids, and some were scheduling and meeting things; time to get organized.
I like folders. I like compartments. I like to feel like I at least have the tools around me to be organized, even if I don’t use them. I feel as though there are things in my life I am extremely organized with, like my time and juggling the kids and then there are things that blow up on me daily because of my lack of organization. So, looking at my inbox I needed to file these emails. So, I started and things were going great until I realized another folder would be good and I tried to make one but the computer wouldn’t let me. I guess there is a max of email folders you can have! After a little bit of thought I juggled some things around and now all is good and I have the folders set up the way I would like them to be. My inbox is blissfully cleaned out. Now, you can all sit in amazement at one of the most productive parts of my day yesterday!
Imagine that we are all an email account. We can get stuffed and prodded, cleaned out and junked. And like life God will give us the tools to help us stay on the right path and organized but there will come times in our lives when He won’t give us any more, we have to use the tools He has already given us because He knows it is enough, just right, and perfect. We may need to step back and ponder things for a moment, take an inventory of what we have, and use what He has given us to accomplish the task in front of us. So, if you feel overwhelmed clean out your inbox, get organized, take some deep breaths, and see if God doesn’t give you the peace you may be looking for.
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good, and pleasing, and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)
