Getting Through The Same-Old

From the National Shrine

Now begins another week -- most likely a fairly ordinary and possibly boring week for most of you. We start this Monday with the same-old routines and tasks. This thought hit me hard in the face when I woke up this morning. But, then I read this in my email inbox, from Joel Osteen Ministries:


Learning to walk in the destiny God has for you is a process. The first step is to get a vision, a clear picture from God that you can see. The next step is to trust Him — to believe in faith that it will happen. And then finally, you take a step of faith and live out what God has promised no matter what your circumstances or people around you have to say.


Today, if you are having a hard time believing what God has promised will come to pass, understand that you are in a process. Don’t empower doubt with your words. Instead, keep declaring that He who promised is faithful! Keep the vision in front of you knowing that it is for an appointed time. Dream it and believe it because it won’t be long until you are living the blessed life God has prepared for you!

And sometimes, it is hard to believe God's promise. Sometimes we get caught up in the mundane and it's hard to keep going.

Last night at youth group, our youth minister gave us this incredible quote about Jesus' extreme and never-ending love for us: Jesus not only says He is Love, but He proves it on the cross. How great is that. Our God loves us so much -- and He proved it too. Surely this God will give us the strength to get through such ordinary and boring days.

We just need to understand that we are a process. God has something great planned for our future, but first we need to take the steps to get there. If you're in high school, that first great thing may be a job, or college. If you're working, that next big thing may be marriage, or finding your permanent place of work. Whatever it may be, God has something for you. And these ordinary days are necessary if we are to reach that wonder and true joy.

Today is a day when I need to keep hoping in God's enduring promise -- that my life does mean something, and every action I take is for a purpose.

To conclude, here's a quote by my dear friend St Therese, the perfect example of how to get through those very ordinary and boring days, when everything seems insignificant:

Far from resembling those beautiful saints who practiced all sorts of austerities from childhood, my penance consisted in breaking my self-will, in keeping back a sharp reply, in doing little kindnesses to those about me -- but considering these deeds as nothing.