Blessed Day

Something I noticed today is that I am unaware of good coffee shops in Muskegon.  Someone can give me some help anytime!  I was forced to fill up with Speedway gas station coffee right after I filled up my car.  In truth, it wasn't that bad.  I go in to get my coffee after filling up my car and I see Bobby standing next to the counter.  Bobby is a mountain of a man who goes to Celebration Church.  Besides having huge strong hands, Bobby is also a gentle giant.  I have only heard part of his story but I hope to hear more someday.  There is something thrilling when a person tells of how Jesus has changed their life!

Anyway, the thing that has impressed me the most about Bobby is that at the end of each conversation with me he says, "Have a blessed day, Pastor."  A blessed day.  A blessed day.  It has gotten me to think what it would it look like if my day were blessed.  Would I notice if it were blessed or not?  What would it take for my day to be a blessed day in the first place?  Of course I would like it to be blessed, wouldn't everyone?  Do I have a choice in the matter or is my day blessed whether I like it or not?  There are too many questions there to answer all at once or that I could do justice to in one blog.

I love Chuck Swindoll who writes that life is 5% what happens to you and 95% your attitude to what happens to you.  I think that our attitude in life has a lot to say about whether I would consider it to be blessed.  It is more difficult to start my day with a determination that it will be blessed if I do not have a cup of coffee in the morning.  Thank God that this is not the only determining factor!

Theologians will talk about Common Grace and how God has blessed each of us with blessings in life whether you are a follower of Jesus or not.  It would seem from our prayers sometimes that we believe that God only blesses his people and not those who don't follow him.  Thursday morning everyone in Muskegon (if they were awake) was blessed with a beautiful sunrise and a day full of sunshine.  Today we all were blessed with crisp and cold but breathable air.  Even more, we were all blessed with another day that we could use our unique personalities and specific talents while interacting with others.  All this while God walks along side of us.  We have all been given a blessed day whether we like it or not!

I am not as bold as Bobby who invites everyone he meets to have a blessed day.  I doubt that I will ever get that bold.  But, what if I did?  Would my outlook on my day change if I invited others to partake in God's gift of a blessed day?  I wonder.  Maybe Bobby is on to something here!