Days of purpose
So, teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. ~ Psalms 90:12
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—Christmas! Everywhere we look, there are beautiful decorations and dazzling lights. People seem kinder, hearts more open, and thoughts are turn to finding just the right gift for those special people in your life. And don’t forget to leave a donation in the red kettles outside our favorite stores. Christmas parties fill the calendar, and there’s a spirit of joy in the air.
As wonderful as this season is, I find myself overwhelmed by the busyness of it all. Between shopping, planning, and trying to fit everything into my schedule. Some days I don’t even have time to write the Daily Dose. It can be easy to lose sight of the deeper purpose. Psalm 90:12 reminds us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom. This verse gently calls us to pause, take a minute to think about and remember what truly matters.
Numbering our days doesn’t mean counting down to the next big event and it doesn’t mean that we are trying to figure out when we will pass on to eternity; it means making each day count. The Christmas season offers us a unique opportunity to live with purpose by sharing the love of God with others in both big and small ways. This might look like taking time to truly listen to a friend, writing a heartfelt note or Christmas card to a loved one, or even just offering a smile to a stranger in the midst of the holiday rush.
For me, this means intentionally carving out quiet time to sit in God’s presence and fill up with His goodness. It means I take time to pray for a heart of wisdom to know His path for me each day. It means letting go of the pressure to do it all and instead focusing on why we celebrate: the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
This Christmas, I want to encourage you to shift your perspective. Instead of getting caught up in the hurry, seek opportunities to live out the joy and hope of the season. Ask yourself: How can I make this day a day of purpose? How can I show God’s love to those around me?
My prayer for you is that you’ll not only celebrate the season but also embrace the gift of wisdom that comes from living intentionally. Find peace in knowing that every day, no matter how busy, is an opportunity to live for God’s glory.
Merry Christmas, and may your days be filled with joy, purpose, and love!
Today’s scripture reading: Psalms 90
1 Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3 You turn man to destruction, and say, “Return, O children of men.”
4 For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.
5 You carry them away like a flood; They are like a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up:
6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up; In the evening it is cut down and withers.
7 For we have been consumed by Your anger, and by Your wrath we are terrified.
8 You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your countenance.
9 For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh.
10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord! How long? and have compassion on Your servants.
14 Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
15 Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, the years in which we have seen evil.
16 Let Your work appear to Your servants, and Your glory to their children.
17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.
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