ONE DAY AT A TIME

Take therefore no thought for
the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the
things of itself....
Matthew 6:34a

I've always been a big reader. There have been books published through the years that have been very appropriate for where I was in life at the time. There were books for teens looking toward college. Lots of books came out regarding marriage, planning weddings and honeymoon trips. There were text books in school that prepared me for whatever my calling happened to be. Many books came out regarding the rearing of children and how to be successful parents. It goes on and on, HOWEVER, books regarding the aging process are very rare.

Looking at my earlier life, there were major decisions I made that steered me where I felt the Lord would want me to go. Most of my decisions have been necessary because they were looking to a future on down the road. However, now in my 80's, there really are fewer decisions for me to make regarding my future. It would seem that most of my life's decisions have been made...so what now?

As human beings, to a fault we have found ourselves looking back on past negative events. As miserable as such thinking is, despite the fact there is nothing we can do about the past, we still ponder those days. There is NOTHING we can go back and change. All we can do is learn from mistakes made.

We tend now to think about all of our tomorrows, days over which we have no control. We may have to make certain plans for our , but our future days are in God's hands and not in our own.

To a fault, we have looked back and forward without giving the best of our efforts to our todays. Our todays at times may seem to be filled with boredom, little activity at times. In fact, we may feel that God is finished with us and we will exist until He calls us home. I recently made a foldie for our Sunday school class that I believe is important for today. I even kept one of them for myself which I usually don't do. It says, “AS LONG AS THERE IS A PULSE, GOD HAS A PURPOSE.”

Our todays are the most important days we have. God will open doors of influence for us if we are willing and open to God's leading. The most important time we have to give for God's use is the “right now” of our lives. Take a minute... check your pulse.

Father, please make Your will clear and plain in our lives. May we stay open to serving You even though it may be different than we've been used to. Keep us reminded of your leading and presence in our every day walk. Thank You for our our today's. In Jesus name...Amen