Monday is dread of another work week day. We are apprehensive of what will take place, when and how. Anxiety levels begin rising Sunday evening and begin to dissipate as we clock out at 5 on Monday evening. We spend Monday thinking about the good times we had over the weekend and the things that never got done. Monday is also that day to ramp up our inner fire and deal with traffic! Ah, that traffic would be as it was at 9:30 PM Sunday evening. Monday. What a day. The Mamma's and Papa's even sang about it!
Tuesday comes and the harsh edge that was there on Monday morning has dissipated somewhat. We've begun to find our stride for the coming days and know that Taco Tuesday beckons us at lunch, dinner and break! Tuesday finds us more likely to engage others and letting our own defenses down. Tuesday also shows movement towards the weekend; a hope that will grow as the week progresses. Things are more settled down at home as well. The kids aren't quite as harried as they were on Monday and the local news isn't quite as dramatic!
Wednesday is fondly known as "hump day" as it's the middle of the week and catapults us towards the cherished weekend! Visions of play and sleeping in dance in our heads. At work things have begun to smooth out with balance and focus. We may even go to church Wednesday night if we are feeling like prying ourselves away from prime time shows. Wednesday is clear and sunny compared to the rain and gloom of Monday. We spend Wednesday much like we would when we go out to eat. We don't do fancy nor fast food. Something in between defines Wednesday.
Thursday is reason to celebrate as the work week is almost gone! There is a God and we are thankful to the point we have forgotten about Monday and Tuesday. On Thursday we become more brazen and creative dreaming of innovations that will garner us that promotion. We may even buy the lottery ticket knowing this time we will win. Not! Thursday evenings are the kind of day we may go out car shopping "just to look." Banking on the future we focus on bringing ourselves above the level we have been living. Thursday is also one day closer to the weekend!
Friday! Finally the week is done! Well, almost. What could go wrong on a Friday? Most firings take place on Friday and usually at the end of the day. Friday is either exultation or utter despair. We find ourselves celebratory over the weekend and make plans with family and friends who are also making plans with others. By the end of the day on Friday we either have something put together for the weekend or we don't. One has us hoping and out shopping for the BBQ or other event. The other has us checking to see which games are on this weekend. Friday is an ending but also a beginning of whatever we make it.
Saturday we awake and realized our internal clock has woken us at the same time we would have woke Monday through Friday! What a crazy thing to happen on our first day off! Saturday finds the honey do list on the kitchen counter instead of extra bucks to go fishing or golfing. The kids have soccer games or some other event from school where clearly administration isn't concerned about our having the day off. We change the oil in the car, mow the lawn or entertain the family burning the chicken to near charcoal status. The potato salad makes a balance and after a while no one cares. Saturday is a late night day setting the stage for Sunday!
Sunday, another day where we weren't able to sleep in. We rise have pancakes for breakfast and lots of coffee! Sunday is different in that Christians ramp up to go to church while non-Christians are busy seizing the moment before they have to return to work on Monday. The sports channels have made sure there is ample viewing opportunities which pull even the Christian from giving even one day to the Lord and each other. Sunday either is great or leaves us feeling like we have once again failed to utilize the time given in a fruitful manner.
There are seven days in the week. All of them have 24 hours. All of them have seconds, minutes, hours and opportunities. These seven days of the week are one after the other. Were we able to give any time to God on any of these days? Maybe the above scenario's would have been different if we had first given our lives to Jesus and then given our days, hours, minutes and seconds to him. We don't know when we will be called home and what will be left undone. Scheduling our lives months out is just what the world wants us to do. Having no schedule but listening to the Holy Spirit's direction is what God wants us to do. Remember, it's always your choice.
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