Just another day . . .

I was talking with Brant yesterday about being ordinary (common) and how the world seems to say you have to be extraordinary to really be a success. The world seems to hold in high esteem those who excel in some area or profession.  I don’t know that there’s anything wrong with wanting to be extraordinary but I wonder if we don’t set ourselves up for failure and in so doing miss a higher purpose.

I’ve never considered myself to be extraordinary at anything.  In fact I’m about as ordinary as they come.  But I’ve always strived to do my best because whatever I do, I do unto the Lord.  I no longer feel the need to be extraordinary but to be the best ordinary that I can be; depending on Him to make that happen.  Because ultimately it’s Him I want to please . . . not the world.  And isn’t that what makes us holy.

My reading this morning talked about holy, in regards to holy matrimony – being set apart for a higher purpose, not common (ordinary) or every day, but special and unique.  (Love Dare/Heb 13:4) This is how we should see our spouses and perhaps even one another because this is how our God sees us because of Jesus.  It’s His love for us that makes each of us extraordinary and that’s more than enough for me.