{"id":3418,"date":"2014-07-19T13:27:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T13:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2014-07-20T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T12:17:57","slug":"its-gonna-be-a-great-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3418","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Gonna Be a Great Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I finally got around to painting my downstairs bathroom. The paint has been sitting in that little room for nearly two months. Enough was enough. I needed to get this little room done!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3419 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bathroom\" width=\"254\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>After Mason left for work, I started taping and painting. A few hours later, it was finished. I felt like I had accomplished a great deal. I didn\u2019t have that one thing nagging at me. It was a great day\u2026maybe I could say it was a fantastic day! It was just an ordinary day that somehow, someway was turned into a fantastic day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if that isn\u2019t how it was for some of the folks who encountered Jesus. Ordinary people doing ordinary things and suddenly everything changed because Jesus walked by.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3425 size-medium\" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bathroom 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bathroom-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Maybe it\u2019s exactly how the Samaritan woman at the well felt when she met Jesus on her daily trip to gather water.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She was going about her day-to-day tasks. Dusting. Cleaning. Preparing meals. And then she went to the well for her daily amount of life-sustaining water. She had no idea that this particular day would change her life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But the One she met at the well offered her living water. Eternal life-giving water that would never leave her thirsty again. And this woman, this sinful outcast woman, accepted what Jesus had to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t keep it to herself however; she went to her town and brought others to hear of Jesus\u2019 offering. Many believed that Jesus was the Messiah that day. Their words in John 4:42 (NIV) help us to understand their belief. <em>\u201cWe no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The people from this Samaritan village found love, joy, grace, and forgiveness at the well that day. They met the Savior of the world. Their personal Savior.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each of us has the opportunity to meet the Savior of the world. We have a choice upon meeting Him. I made my choice to accept Jesus as my Savior years ago. Have you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have made that commitment, let\u2019s be intentional about making our days fantastic and productive for God\u2019s Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t accepted Jesus as your Savior, why not make today the best, most fantastic day you\u2019ve ever known?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure as the Samaritan woman was finishing her tasks for the day, she also said, \u201cThis was a great day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally got around to painting my downstairs bathroom. The paint has been sitting in that little room for nearly two months. Enough was enough. 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