I Choose Today

I Choose Today...

To stop, take a breath, and listen.

Good morning, my friend, yesterday was Thursday, the 3rd day of Orientation at school. My professor is teaching us the importance of learning the basics at the hospital. As a chaplain, it’s important to understand protocol. In a hospital setting this is very important thing to follow. One of the things I have come to understand is what to do when an emergency happens, when the adrenaline starts to pump quickly through your body. We all react differently, but, knowing what to do is key. Have you ever gone into a hospital and over the intercom you hear the operator is calling out a code and telling the response team where to go. As a chaplain, if this involves me, I have to listen and respond. I don’t have time to look up the code and try to figure out what it means – I have to respond quickly. A person’s life may depend on what I do next. This has been a hard thing for me to do. In my daily life, I don’t always listen to what is being said and try to quickly give an answer to get off the phone. I need to learn to pull

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I Choose Today to use His Breath

At church yesterday, they sang a praise and worship song that just spoke to my heart called Great is the Lord by All Sons and Daughters (I put the link at the bottom so you can listen if you want).  The chorus says, “It’s your breath in my lungs, so I pour out my praise, pour out my praise… to You only.” This brought to mind when God created Adam in the beginning. “Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭ This verse tells me three things: First, the Lord intentionally made Adam. He actively formed him on purpose for a purpose. There is a verse in Psalms (139:13) talking about how God knit us in our mother’s womb. Have you ever knitted something or known someone who knits? They have a plan, they take time in picking out the right attributes that will make a perfect product. This tells me He created us, yes, you, with intentionality and care. How amazing is that! That alone is a reason to give Him praise! Doesn’t that

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to take a deep breath and say “bless them, Lord.”

This morning as I sit at my desk, I see a postcard of Walton’s Mountain, which reminds me of a TV series we watched as kids. This postcard is a fall picture, as if to tell us that this was a thing of the past. The Walton family had so little, but they shared what they had. This is a simple thought, but a great model to follow. Matthew 7:12 is referred to as The Golden Rule in the Bible – it is so simple, yet sometimes hard to follow. “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.” So perhaps today, as I go into town and a car pulls out in front of me, or better yet, when I’m at a stop light and I don’t  move fast enough and the person behind me honks, what should my response be? Take a deep breath and say, “Bless them Lord!” Remember to Smile, God loves you and so do I.

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