Relish Your Everys

"Do you sometimes find yourself unconsciously judging your actions by level of importance? For instance, the time you spend with friends is important, but the time you spend with family, is more important. You might rank an hour exercising as very important, thirty minutes visiting a sick friend in the hospital much more important, and a sixty second conversation with a convenience store clerk as not very important at all."
"When you know that everything matters - that every move counts as much as any other - you will begin living a life of permanent purpose."
My mind froze as I read this excerpt from The Butterfly Effect...How Your Life Matters written by Andy Andrews. Do I live a life of permanent purpose? Am I constantly rating the circumstances in my life? When will I realize that every second of my life is designed by God for his purpose and to execute his plan. Every single moment, conversation, thought, action, and activity counts!
We must live our EVERYs with full attention. You know when you haven't eaten your favorite food in a long time, and then you get the opportunity to savor every bite? You smell it, chew slowly, take your time, and relish in the flavor. That's what we have to do!
RELISH our EVERYS!!! Imagine how your life would be different if just for today, you relished your everys... every conversation, every e-mail sent and read, every meeting, every bit of homework, every dish washed, diaper changed, every song heard, every funny word, every disappointment, every heartache, every tear, every problem that you can't fix. Begin today creating a life of permenant purpose by embracing your everys!

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 1Thess 5:15-16