dailydatewithgod

When I look at the things in my life that are important and worthwhile I don’t question how much time or money I am spending on them.  I do not worry about how much energy goes into them because in my mind they have value. It could be my job, my relationship with my family, my time at the gym taking care of my body, my prayer and meditation time, and so on.  These things all hold great value to me so whatever  is put towards them is worth it.  Of course, when it falls outside the realm of what I think is worthwhile, I am troubled by how much time, energy, and money is spent on them.  For me that is the in-between time.  The time in traffic on the way to meet a friend, the waiting to hear back from a family member, time of healing for my body, etc.  It is specifically the in-between times that I don’t like because I do not see their value.  But if it is all part of the process and the experience then perhaps I am being called to look at it in a different way.  I think if I only value the “actual” time of an experience then I am focused merely on the outcome.  If life is about the journey then that means that the things on the way to the experience are just as important as the “event.”  Somehow I don’t think that God sees the in-between time as not having value.  He does not wish to be anywhere else because he created all time and sees all of it as valuable.  How different would my experience of sitting in traffic be if I realized it was exactly where I am supposed to be?  Aha!  I think I will try that one on for size.  My prayer for you today is that you be open to seeing the in-between times of your day as just as valuable as the things that you already know are valuable.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen