What we do today and tomorrow will determine whether or not we will have smiles on our faces and joy in our hearts a year from now. We determine our habits, but our habits form who we become.
Keeping one’s living space clean and tidy is not the result of intense cleaning every few weeks. It comes from spending a few minutes everyday straightening up after oneself. The same applies to soul-maintenance. Intense periods of fasting and prayer are advantageous, but not if they aren’t accompanied by daily tending to the dust that accumulates on our hearts.
The “dust” that dirties my heart today is made up of different elements than that which dirtied my soul twenty years ago, but the need for daily cleaning is no less needed. In some ways, it’s more needed as I am more aware of my frailty today than I was then.
I love hanging out with leaders. Leaders, by their very nature, are always thinking about the future. That’s a good thing. However, it’s important to keep in mind the power of today in determining where we will be tomorrow.
So, today I ask the Lord to help me guard my heart. Help me forgive wrongs, love the unlovely, serve all, do my best, seek forgiveness from God and man, invite people into my circle, learn from everyone, and let joy fill my heart as I reflect on what God has done for me.