Not "Just Red!"

I have a great job! I get paid for walking and exercising! Yes, that's right! I work with people with mental disabilities and sometimes they have goals to become physically healthier, so I get to walk with them. With the weather being so cold, we've been choosing to walk inside the Wilson mall. I'd rather be outside, but it's enjoyable enough. But lately there has been something there that is about to drive me "nuts"! There's a store there. I can't remember the name of it, but the owner paints. He has his paintings on display and for sale in the store. You can actually see them from the window. On some occasions, he is even at his easel creating his next masterpiece. But, for the last several weeks, there has been a canvas on his easel simply painted "just red". Everytime I walk by the store, I anxiously look to see if he has continued painting whatever he intends to paint. But as of today, it's still "just red". I want to see "the end of the story", "the finished results", his "masterpiece"! But it's still "just red!"


I began to think more about that "just red" blank canvas. I've always talked about how awesome it is that God gives us a brand new day each and every morning! You know, a fresh start, another chance, a day to live abundantly! Well, maybe God looks at our day as a canvas painted "just red", and He's waiting to see how we are going to "finish" the picture. We have a lot to do with what our painting will become. Our attitudes, our choices and our efforts all come into play to make the picture. But the most awesome thing is the fact that God has already begun the painting. He began it with His Son's blood, so it's really not "just red". As children of God, He has truly given us the opportunity to experience life abundantly each and every day. And with His help we can have days that are truly fulfilling and purposeful"!

So tomorrow morning when you wake up, think about your "not just red" canvas waiting to be completed. And allow God to help you make it into a Beautiful Masterpiece! He can, you know!

"This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!" Psalm 118:24