by David Scott Robertson
This morning I sat in a chair drinking a cup of coffee.
Enjoying the quietness of the moment,
I glanced down at my fingernails and saw dirt under them,
The remnants of working in the garden yesterday.
A tiny reminder, a memento of working hard out in the hot sun.
There are other mementos of the hard day I had yesterday…
Playing hard.
Today I have sore muscles from playing racquetball yesterday with a good friend.
I am sore from the lactic acid still in my muscles
The stiffness reminds me of the fantastic fellowship and good healthy exercise
I enjoyed with my partner.
Thinking hard.
This morning my mind still entertains some thoughts resulting from an engaging conversation
I had yesterday with a good friend.
I’m meditating hard on what was said.
I’m pondering its meaning and application to my life.
Laughing hard.
My thoughts drift this morning to the funny things I saw and experienced yesterday.
Playing tag with my daughter and watching her run through the creek to get away from me.
Listening to our crazy cockatiel whistle the most original tunes.
Laughing at the corny jokes and puns of friends as we work together on a project.
Praying hard.
I am living out today
Some of the things I began to pray yesterday.
I am reaping what I have sowed in prayer.
I tarried before the Lord yesterday and as a result today peace abides.
Studying hard.
I’m still challenged in my spirit
By what I read in the Bible in my personal devotions yesterday.
I’m reading the account of Noah and God’s covenant with this man who found grace in His eyes.
This morning I saw a rainbow on the television
And again I was reminding of the doctrinal truth that God is a covenant keeping God.
As you can see,
A hard day is not necessarily a negative thing at all.
To press in and grind forward with good things and through tough things
Grants you the right to enjoy the mementos of a hard day.
Even a scar can generate a good memory if the incident
Produced in you the fruit of righteousness.
Take it from a man after God’s own heart, King David,
Who clearly understood the benefits of a hard day:
(Psa 63:8 KJV) “My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.”
DSR
4/2/02