The Ordinary Moments

If you know me, you would know that I love having one-on-one conversations with people. The kinds that go late into the night, accompanied by a hot cup of tea. I guess that is my grown up version of the slumber party talks. I just love the fact that I get to go beyond the typical "How are you? I am fine" and dive straight into the lives of the people I care about. 

Lately in my conversations with friends, I have been hearing all sorts of exciting news and travel adventures. But when asked in return, "And how are things with you?" I find myself feeling lost and uncertain. For as long as I remember, I have been replying with a nonchalant "same." But I think my apathetic attitude has slowly turned into a discontent one. Perhaps somewhere deep inside, I knew I was made for more than this. 

I am a dreamer. Call me crazy, but I want to change the world. I want my life to count for something. The one thing I don't want is to waste the precious time God has given me. And sometimes I feel like I am doing exactly that. I want to do something big, but often end up feeling unmotivated and overwhelmed. Maybe my attitude needs to change, more does not mean bigger. Over the weekend, I was once again reminded that our God is extraordinary and that anything he is involved in, including our day-to-day can also be extraordinary (if we choose to see it that way). He never asked me to do anything BIG, just to be obedient and faithful over those little things. So maybe it's time for me to rethink those ordinary moments and live them out as best as I can. 

"Don't underestimate the importance of the ordinary moments: The repetition of the day-to-day matters because change often happens in the places we most easily brush off. We develop eyes to see when we practice the discipline of contentment and gratitude, and we begin to find that those seemingly insignificant places are soaked with God and that this is where the simple becomes extraordinary."

You can read the full article here. It's a good read. ^_^