One of the many things I enjoy in life…..

May 19, 2008

There is so much to be grateful for in life. The list is too long to get into now, but perhaps overtime pieces will be revealed.

I remember putting in 100 hour work weeks. That was too much, but with a career in medicine I am afraid I’ll be seeing it again. Here the days can really take their toll, and it can…..somewhat….be thought of as a tax, or the price to pay.

What is the price to pay for God to fill your days with blessings? Is there a price? God freely gives us grace, peace, forgiveness, wisdom, and let’s not forget that whole salvation thing. All are free, yet I have learned from many others there are times we must “pay the cost”.

All that I am talking about here is reflection, and that does not cost a thing. It takes time, but that is it. It can cost us something to experience what we are now reflecting on, and I am also referring to that.

I don’t necessarily enjoy working late into the night, especially past the normal dinner time, and ultimately eat alone; but then again I do. I have noticed that when I do eat later than normal, and everyone else has already gone, it is very rewarding. For example, saying grace. Dinner is already cold, there aren’t any microwaves here to pop a plate in and heat it up; so why hurry thought it. There is no one around to spark curiosity into the events of their day; so why think of other things. There is nothing but time with God to thank Him for His carefully planned day and what is often my spastic means of getting through it.

So….maybe there is a cost, cold food, eating alone…..but the time to reflect. Also, I am more grateful for that plate of cold food someone set aside for me, and I feel blessed by the lack of distractions…and….even more so by realizing that I am not eating alone. God and I sit back and enjoy each other’s company, and……..reflect…

So, one of the many things I enjoy in life is being able to enjoy a cold lonely dinner at the end of a hard day of work, so that I may spend that time I need with God and He can show me just a little bit of what my life is supposed to be all about. I pray that each and every one of you will be blessed the same way.