There is a teaching that says “number your days” but this term (number) has another meaning. It means to appoint or plan for or become intentional about your day.
While we may not know what a day will bring us, we can approach the day with intention. Not only a plan of what we are going to do that day, but an overall mission for the day. Likely to act in a manner that draws attention to God, that glorifies him. When we pray we should ask God to show us what his intent is for our day. We strive to match our intent and planning for the day with God’s overall mission.
I have put myself on a rigourous schedule recently. All the projects, goals, and events of my days are outlined in my calendar. There is very little room left in between each item on my calendar and often I can see that I don’t stop all day…if I follow the calendar.
But with all this goal setting and such, I must focus on the appointment of my day. I might say that it is the mission of the day (the overall mission) and the opportunity to react to what the world brings to us and by so doing, shed light on the world. Our ability to be open and accepting and responsive to these moments, is how we go about appointing our days.
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Mark K.