A life without order is like a piece of abstract art that no one understands.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

So I mentioned (at least I think I did), that I have a new phone. It is a wondrous device, that has all kinds of cool features. I am an avid photo taker (I said avid, not good). I love taking pictures and capturing moments in time. A photo for me is like a memorial to a place and time, that can never be revisited. My phone has an amazing camera, almost as cool as my DSLR. The camera offers different modes, comparable to changing the lens on a camera. The beauty of the phone is that the features are built in therefore, no need to change a lens. My favorite mode is something called surround shot, it takes 360 degrees of pictures to make a spherical panorama. The catch is you must shoot the picture in consecutive order from start to finish least your picture comes out looking like abstract art. What’s my point? Glad you asked 😉 . Order is important. We often times run through life at lightening fast speeds with now order, control, or plan. Thus we arrive at our destination unkempt, and ill prepared. Not having the where-with-all to make heads or tails of our life. We humans tend to not like order because order requires rules, and we DON’T like rules (you know it’s true…). Today I took a picture using my new favorite app. only to have my picture come out looking like a piece of impressionist art. Why? I didn’t follow the camera directed order. While this may be good when taking a photo or drawing a picture it is not good when it comes to life and how we live. Life requires order, don’t despise it.

“For God is not a God of disorder but of peace…” (1 Corinthians 14:33).

So what am I thankful for today? Learning how to appreciate order.

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