Vander's Thoughts

Vander's Thoughts

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Calendar Cure

I don’t know about you, but my calendar can get full really quick. A meeting here, a lunch
there and then throw in a few interruptions and next thing you know I didn't accomplish
anything I needed too. Then I get so busy I need to start rearranging my appointments
and schedule and then things get really crazy. That’s why we’ve all heard that if we don’t
tell our calendars what to do, they’ll tell us what to do.


In fact the only time I like my calendar telling me what to do is when it comes to weekends
and Holidays. I have noooo problem with my calendar telling me to take a day off. It's almost
like calendars are programmed by the manufacturer to tell us to do what’s best for
us. I mean we can always fill our calendars with what’s most important to us, but our
calendar tells us what’s most important in life.


Take weekends for example. We all know how vital rest is to our lives, so as bad as
Mondays are, without our calendars reminding us to take weekends off, we would
really hate Mondays. Then there are holidays. Give me a day off to drink a green beer,
eat a stuffed bird, or an egg shaped piece of chocolate and I’m in. However, holidays
aren’t just for eating and doing things we normally don’t, holidays are for remembering.  
When we observe a holiday it’s about remembering important moments in history that
shaped our world, our culture, and our faith. Our calendars tell us what matters most.


The fact that our calendars remind us that we are in the year 2018 is measured by the
most important person in human history who walked the earth some 2018 years ago.  
The reason we still remember this today is because of, you guessed it, our calendars.
If you think about it, Jesus changed time and wants to change the way we think about our
calendars.


“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up
about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever
hard things come up when the time comes.” - Jesus


Just like our calendars remind us what’s most important, maybe it’s time to realize
how important time with Him is.