But still, it is Friday!
Traditionally it is the entrance day to the weekend. For many it means a couple of days off,
although the conventional Monday through Friday, forty hour workweek has
changed with the growth of multi-shift operations in industry, the popularization
of the 24 hour a day service industry and the Retail sector’s extended hours. Even though I worked a traditional five day a
week secular job for twenty years, my weekends always were busy as I prepared
for church service activities on Saturdays and then performed those activities on
Sundays, many times at two services.
I guess it is just the old romantic view of the relaxation,
recreation and adventure associated with the “weekend” that still captures my emotions! And like I have been talking about for most
of this week, for me it is just an attitude of the heart and mind. Even though I may be doing the same things (and sometimes more) on the weekends, I
still tend to be a little more relaxed than on a weekday. I notice that I also usually plan dinners
that are on the special side for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and will normally
enjoy the preparation of them more than mid-week meals.
I think I am just more expectant of good things happening
on weekends! Maybe it is just old habits
since I was so focused on church activities on the weekend for so many years,
that I tend to feel closer to God from Friday through Sunday…
This morning as I was reading from another book on
healing to my wife, I was suddenly enthralled with the potential of our faith
in God as we came across a scripture in the chapter entitled: “Dare to Believe God”*. The verse was from Luke
18:27 and quotes Jesus as He declared: “The
things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” (KJV) That truth immediately drew me in closely to
God’s possibilities for my wife and I in the things that we are believing
for! I guess you could say it was the “Friday Scripture” that we needed to
hear today! It not only encouraged both
of us as we read of His faithfulness, but it helped to cement our faith in our
seeing His miraculous love in action in our lives this weekend.
Have you got your “Friday Scripture” yet? If
not, maybe it is time to take a break, pray and have Him give you His Word for
you for this weekend. Whatever you may
need is available for you within the pages of His holy Word in your Bible. So go ahead… Have an adventure in your faith
on this Friday! Then walk in the truth,
faithfulness and stability of that Word of adventure this entire weekend! Have a terrific weekend starting today. Stay in tune to His Word, and keep asking
yourself… “What Word of Adventure am I
expecting today?”
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4:09 pm- 5/34/13 Hi everyone! Just an additonal note here that I'll be taking Memorial Day - this coming Monday - 5/27/13 - off. So I will wish all of you in the states a wonderful, blessed and safe celebration of Memorial Day. And make sure you take some time to remember all of the brave men and women who have died while in service to our great country! We'll see you again on Tuesday the 28th!
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