God's Refrigerator

What’s on your refrigerator?  Not IN your refrigerator – but ON your refrigerator?  Mine is covered with stuff right now.  A repository of very important stuff.   You could find a lot of things there – among them would be a wedding invitation for January 8th, a photo magnet from a recent trip to the World of Coca-Cola, postcards sent to us from New York, Cincinnati, and New Orleans, a cartoon, car magnets used during football season to decorate the car when we travelled to games, and a letter. 

I started thinking about it when my son came home for Christmas.  The day he arrived, he received a letter in the mail from the university.  It was congratulating him on his academic success for the semester.  So, he did what we always do.  He stuck it to the refrigerator with a magnet.  The refrigerator – where we advertise our accomplishments, fasten the reminders of upcoming events, and display our memories to be enjoyed over and over again.  Every trip for ice or food or water gives us a peep at our lives.

A new year is about to begin – my signal to clean off those doors and get ready for a new year of mementos saved on the metal canvas of our refrigerator.  And so, I wonder.  What does God’s refrigerator door look like?  I can just imagine Him getting it ready for a new year – throwing some things away, storing some in boxes or picture albums – creating a clean slate, ready to start over.  I love new beginnings and second chances.  I love the idea that we get a do-over.  So, here is the challenge for you.  Make the coming year a great one for God’s refrigerator.  Accomplish some things that you can’t wait to put on His fridge .  Make sure that when it’s time to clean off the door this time next year that God will be smiling about the things that have marked your time for the year, the important and the everyday things that define your life.  

May 2011 be a banner year for your contributions to God’s refrigerator.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.   James 4:10

P.S.  If you have trouble with making resolutions for the new year, please check out Kim Arnold's post - you can click on this link to go there:   http://www.margeryraveson.com/2010/12/blank-page.html