LONG Days, SHORT Years

Long Days Short Years

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How are you doing?Β  Is 2015 treating you well?Β  It’s been a week now since this new year thing kicked in for real.

Did you have to go back to work on Monday after a couple of weeks off?Β  I did.

I went back to work and logged on to discover one trillion emails.

All right, maybe it wasn’t a trillion, but it felt like a trillion.

Monday was a long day, and Tuesday wasn’t much better.

Some days are long.Β  Right?Β  They are full of dirty clothes, unpaid bills, whiny relatives, and traffic.

But you know what?Β  My week hasn’t been that bad.

I could have had no clothes, no money in the bank, no family, and nowhere to go.

I am blessed.

I was reminded by a wise sister that I need to laugh it off because “Days are long, but the years are short.”

I am not promised tomorrow.

Today was a good day to be alive.

“Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, β€œIt’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, β€œAbraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless”Β  (Romans 4:19-24, MSG).
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This year, I want to “embrace and believe” that God brings life back into hopeless situations. I’ve determined to “Pray Big in 2015.”Β  Want to join me?Β  Read more here.

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p.s.Β  — Make sure you click on “a wise sister” and watch the video.Β  You won’t regret it.

Something to think about…

12 Comments

  1. Perspective is a game changer. Those burdens, in the right light, are gifts. And our problems, in light of the cross, are often the soil for fruit. Thanks for that reminder. I so struggle to remember that and I am thankful for the many ways that God reminds me. I’m looking forward to the video a little later this morning!

  2. Lyli – can I say I love, Love, LOVE this post! >>> “Embrace & Believe”. My one word for 2015 is “Believe” & I am right there with you on this one! I am believing right along with you that hopeless situations are going to become infused with hope, in & through our God, and turn around. You are such a blessing! Much love!

  3. I *hope* I’m getting better at not giving up hope so quickly these days. I recognized that tendency a few years back–that I could turn hopeless fast, even though I didn’t usually stay there. But I want to remain hopeful as my first and natural and lasting tendency. Thanks for this encouragement today, Lyli.

  4. I may have said this previously because I remember seeing the Pray Big in 2015, but prayer is so on my heart lately. Meaning, living more of a life of prayer. Really, truly on my heart. I miss coming to visit you more frequently, Lyli. You always encourage and always leave something thought provoking!! πŸ™‚ Much love. xoxo

  5. That video was so good wasn’t it? That;s the line that has stuck with me all week too. The days are long but the years are short. So profoundly true. Have a great weekend! πŸ™‚

  6. Lyli … the older I get, the more astonished I become at how many years are behind me. It sure gives cause for pause, for reflection.

    Thanks for giving me more food for thought. It matters …

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