Quality

This weekend’s rides seemed to make me think about this word repeatedly, quality. We often hear about quality of life, especially when discussing someone who has been diagnosed with an illness such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and many other diseases.  In my job, when  I train staff I always stress the importance of delivering quality services to the individuals we serve. Everyone deserves our best,  whether it’s at work,  with our family,  or others we encounter day to day.

Each of us needs to desire to be a better person today than we were yesterday.  We all have “off” days and there’s always room for improvement. This weekend presented itself to be full of quality family time. I got to spend quality time with my precious 7 month old granddaughter,  my son and daughter in law, my mom and my mother and father in law.  I also got to go riding with my hubby! That doesn’t happen very often because of his work schedule. It was a quality ride and was an absolutely fantastic feeling for me. He is the reason I started riding to begin with so any time we get to ride together,  it means more to me than I can explain.  Like I said,  it’s quality time that counts most, at least in my opinion.

God wants us to spend quality time with Him as well; in prayer, in His Word, and in daily fellowship with Him, as well as with other believers. He wants sincerity and honesty and hears our every thought.  That means all of our  thoughts.

Psalm 139:4

“Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely”

I hate to admit it, but all of my thoughts are not the best quality all of the time. I’m human and therefore I’m a sinner with some less than favorable thoughts on occasion.  I’m thankful that He’s full of grace and mercy. I know when I don’t measure up, He will forgive me if I repent and He will extend forgiveness. I can then work on doing better, trying to provide a better representation of who He wants me to be.

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

Each new day is a new chance to strive for a better quality of life. He will help if we only ask from a sincere heart believing in Him.

Hebrews 10:19-25

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, ²¹ and since we have a great priest over the house of God,²² let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. ²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.