Think “I get to” thoughts

Sometimes the monotony of life wears on me, and it’s easy to grow tired of the repetition: wake up to the ever-present alarm clock, go to work, cook dinner, sleep, repeat.

But the other night at bible study, my friend Barb shared an encouraging thought. She said that she tries to stay in the “I get to” frame of mind:

• “I get to go to work because God has blessed me with a job.”
• “I get to cook dinner because God has blessed me with food.”
• “I get to do laundry because God has blessed me with clothes.”
  

So now when I sound a bit too much like those complaining Israelites wandering around in the dessert, I’ll try to flip the “I get to” switch, and take a minute to realize how blessed I really am.

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your eating, sleeping, going to work, walking around life—and place it before God as an offering.” 1 Romans 12:1