Whatcha Waiting For?
May 5, 2010 by Courtney Chalfant
Filed under Conversations on Spirituality
By Joan C. Webb, Author Speaker/Life Coach www.joancwebb.com “I thought I would make intentional decisions about what I would do with my life after my son left for college,” said Susan, a business owner from Minnesota. “Then it dawned on me: ‘Why not make the most of these years . . . before he leaves?’” How often have you said (aloud or silently), When I finish school. . . or After I get married. . . or When the kids are all in school. . . or As soon as I get that promotion. . . or When I pay off the bills. . . or If my spouse would just shape up. . . or When my children are on their own. . . THEN I’ll get serious about making goals and partnering with God to follow-through? Today is a gift from God, worth enjoying, savoring, planning for and living. Puts a new spin on the verse, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it”*, doesn’t it?
This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118: 24 NLT
It’s a moment to moment choice, isn’t it? Seems as though I go to bed with all the ideas about what “I’m gonna” do the next day only to have my day shanghaied. I’ll put it in His hands before any running off to accomplish on my own.
Thanks for the provocative thoughts.
Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for your comments–and for sharing your thoughts. It’s true, moment by moment intentional decisions (small ones, large ones or in-between)lead to a lifetime of intentional and God-honoring living. :-)
Too often we wait for a future event before starting the things God has put on our hearts. TODAY is the day of salvation - from our fears, our inactivity, our weight, our fear of failure, etc. We only have THIS moment. We are not promised tomorrow, so let’s live THIS moment abundantly. Let’s make THIS moment count.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~ Mark Twain