Hello, and welcome to Enbolden, living a bold Christian life. I'm Chris Shutter, an ordinary Christian living with and learning about an extraordinary God. In the book of Jude we read about the grumblers and the fault-finders following their own evil desires and boasting about themselves. I find the best way not to be a grumbler and a fault-finder, which I struggle with, is instead to look for ways to be thankful and grateful.
That's why on the Enbolden podcast we're doing 30 Days of Thankfulness. Please join me. Today's thank-over comes from Genesis 1-5. God called the light day and the darkness he called night, and there was evening and there was morning the first day.
For about six months one year I barely slept. I had terrible sinus issues and when I laid down they were exasperated. What little sleep I got was sitting up and in short bursts. Eventually, that lack of sleep, it caught up to me.
I was so irritable and quick to cry. After a successful sinus surgery I thankfully found myself back in blissful dreamland. That time showed me how important God's structure for us truly is. When you think about our lives we have many structures God has created for us.
Besides night and day we have our years knocked out. For many our days are also broken up and going to work or school, coming home, hopefully with a bit of rest in between. We count our days in school until we graduate and then we take a brief rest and head off to college or jobs. Our gardens are planted for the spring and summer harvest and take a rest while we plan and prepare for winter.
Each year we mark the end of 365 days and make a plan for something new in the next. Our birthdays mark a time to evaluate what we've accomplished and dream big for the future. But today marks Sunday, the first day of the new week. It also is a day of rest and time to honor God.
Ecclesiastes 3-1 says, For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. We've heard the saying the only thing in life guaranteed is death and taxes. But that's not really true. We know when we lay down our head at night, the morning will come.
We know the cold of winter will give way to the beauty of spring. We know that each day we will get older, not younger. God's plan, His structure for us is like so many of His gifts to us. They're a comfort.
And it's a reflection of who He is, the Lord of this marvelous creation that can be counted on to be with us forever and ever. Have a thankful day. I hope you enjoyed this episode of The Enbolden Podcast. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss any episode.
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