In Praise of Mundaneness

Boredom—aka mundaneness--is a rising trend, says a recent online article printed by nature.com, and Christ followers are not immune. At times we, too, may find ourselves lamenting the mundaneness of our lives, rather than choosing each day to view our duties as something we do “as unto the Lord.” [See Colossians 3:23]

Some of you may remember the sage advice given by that famous cartoon feline of yesteryear—Garfield, who drolly embraced the mundaneness of February by calling it “the “Monday of the year.” I always thought that half of March should also have been included in his assessment; but all joking aside, what should be the Christ follower’s handle on life’s inevitable moments of mundaneness? What should be our mindset when tempted to view our daily lives as more of a “daily grind?” First, a heart check is in order. Discontentment may well be the primary culprit!

Like those Israelites in the Book of Lamentations, when we remove our focus each day from our Lord and fixate on life’s sheer daily-ness or hard places—translated: things are not exactly as we’d have them to be—we are inviting discontentment and shunning thankfulness! Do we really desire to pursue a life that pleases God; or are WE still “on the throne,” in effect telling HIM that WE know what’s best for us? Does our faithfulness to His kingdom causes matter more to us than our own personal life agendas? [Be honest]! God means what He says in 2 Corinthians 5:9—that our passion as His children should be pleasing and glorifying to Him, no matter what our life season! That said, we do well to ask ourselves are we being mindful of the possible lateness of the hour in our own lives? Are we ready to make any necessary readjustments? Let’s be about that!

PRAYER: Father God, please reignite our hearts to value faithfulness in our respective daily assignments, and resist complaining about the daily “sameness.” Let us regard these duties as coming from Your merciful, omniscient and sovereign hand. You’ve called us to faithfulness, despite our temptations to discontentment. Thank You, in Christ’s faithful name; amen.
By Sis. Denise Diggs