“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'” (Hebrews 13:5, NIV)
The thought of Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) on the latter half of this scripture is particularly appropriate to consider when we are in the routines of daily living.
Says Chambers: “Sometimes it is not difficulty that makes me think God will forsake me, but drudgery. There is no Hill Difficulty to climb, no vision given, nothing wonderful or beautiful, just the commonplace day in and day out – can I hear God’s say-so in these things?”
The truth of life is that most of the days of our lives will not be spent in the valley of difficulty or frustration; nor on the mountaintop of excitement and personal achievement — but on the plains of our routines.
The reality is that if we can hear and obey God in the mundane places, where our senses are blunted by the routines of living; we will certainly hear Him when our senses are most attuned to Him in the valley or on the pinnacle.
Use the long, level, boring, spaces in your life to cultivate your relationship with our heavenly Father. – Luther
Daily Encouragement 