The Inbetween Matters - Surrender December

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As someone who isn't great at always finishing what I start [cause I get so excited about too many things and start a lot at one!] phrases such as: 'it doesn't matter how you start, it's how you finish that matters' stick in my head a bit. But then there is 'you've got to be in it to win it' and 'you've got to start somewhere'... so how we start matters and how we finish matters. Or perhaps it's more THAT we start rather than HOW we start which is important... [my analytical mind now wants to say and/or matters just to be difficult].

For me, today it was the very fact that I CHOSE to start with Jesus that mattered alot because it was tempting not to, especially with my schedule. Starting with him gave me more probability that I would keep going to him through the day. I found myself giving credit to Jesus more through the day for the positive good outcomes at work. When I had walked too long in my pointy heels that were NOT made for walking  [well not up and down the streets of Parramatta... an aside TIP: a tall building that looks close tends to be alot further away in walking distance than you think], when the pressures built up and the 'crappity crap crap' phrase either went through my mind or out my lips it was easier to turn to Jesus  and get some perspective. And now, it's time for me to finish my day with him.

Stand out OBSERVATION today = the Inbetween matters just as much as starting and finishing because what we do and choose Inbetween impacts how we finish. 

                     Mmm oreo's - without the Inbetween you could no longer call this an Orea... get my drift?                                                       Image borrowed from http://lensofhistory.com/2013/09/21/history-got-country-now/ [thanks to google search]

If I don't keep walking with Jesus during the day, I am less likely to make an effort to finish the day with him as the focus, OR I miss out during the day and am disappointed when I look back on my day.

What might walking with Jesus during the whole day look like for you today/tomorrow? Start the day asking God to help you live the Inbetween with Him leading you as he walks beside you. I will pray that for you tomorrow when I start my day.