God's Day Planner

I always feel like you have to pick between God who wants to bless YOU and God who wants YOU to bless EVERYONE ELSE. For blessings, some Jesus-followers tend to make much of things like, "Thank you God that I got to eat pumpkin pie today and it was a nice surprise," and in a way this feels almost shallow, or even too good to be true. I realize that God blessing you and you blessing others are not mutually exclusive, and neither takes priority, I suppose, though that sometimes seems impossible. But the truth is, God really does want to bless you, and he gives gifts of all sizes. Just because he likes you. And loves you.

This picture I've posted made me cry big surprise tears one night as I was rushing through this French comic book* so I could return it to the family that loaned it to me. It's a robot reading the day planner of his creator. I will (loosely) translate it for you. Whenever it says Robi, trade it for your own name, and when it says Sakapus, insert the name of your pet.

Monday the 19th

-Try to talk to Robi in a dream.

-Shine a ray of sun in his room and send a bird to his window to make his heart rejoice.

-Give Sarkapus an urgent need so Robi meets someone awesome instead of staying inside all day.

-Organize a meeting between Robi and someone who knows my address. (Lack of available staff!)

-Allow a circumstance that helps Robi learn to always look on the bright side.

-Save Robi's life. (Discretely.) [Accompanied by a picture of a bus almost hitting him.]

-Give him a nice moment with a friend from work that will turn into a great memory.

-Visit him inconspicuously.

Tuesday the 20th

Robi needs sleep!

-Instead of the sun and bird this time, inspire the neighbor to sing funny to cheer Robi up.

-Move the box Adeline forgot on the stairs so Robi doesn't fall.

-Inspire a phone call from a friend to restore his morale.

-Write to Robi.

-Find Robi a wife who really loves him. (Roba?)

-Keep him from meeting Pat, a bad influence; block the way.

-Make sure his book is where he'll easily find it.

Man, and this is just a made-up comic book. And those are not even that many things. What if in real life God has hundreds of things in mind for us each day? Bet you he does. :o)

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*The French are the biggest comic-book readers after the Japanese. In a huge bookstore on the busy, centrally-located Boulevard St. Michel in Paris, the entire entry-level floor is dedicated to comic books. Yes, there's a fair amount of manga. The Japanese are the biggest, after all.