I was thinking about that particular phrase this week, yesterday, in particular.
It was a busy day. Most days are. There were some very cool and exciting things which happened. Most days have cool and exciting things in them, especially when you're teaching three energetic teens and pre-teens. There were some challenges which stretched my brain and made me nervous, but which made me feel great when I successfully navigated through them. And then there were the downers, the parts of the day which make you want to go find a corner and be sad for a while.
What do you focus on? What part of your day gets your attention?
Is it the myriad of things to do?
Is it the exciting high points?
Is it the challenges?
Or is it the sad parts?
I came to the realization yesterday that the exciting high points far outweigh everything else - but only if the exciting high points have something to do with God. If the high points are because you served a brother in need, if you shared the gospel with someone new, if you saw a verse in a way you'd never seen it before, those kind of highs make the business of the rest of the day meaningful. Those kinds of highs make the challenges doable. Those kind of highs make the sad pieces stay in the proper proportion and perspective.
I challenge you: The next time you say to yourself, "It has been one of those days," ask yourself if you're focusing on the busy, the challenge, the sad, or the exciting. If you can see the exciting thing that God has done in your life that day, it has not only been "one of those days," it's been a GREAT day!