For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will , we shall live, and do this , or that . - James 4:15 If I live to see tomorrow... I remember hearing adults say this when I was a child. Tomorrow seemed to be some miraculous day. Big things were going to happen. Something special was in store. I began to think and say aloud: I can't wait until tomorrow. I did not realize that the biggest factor in "tomorrow" was if the Lord willed us to live to see it. Everything, each and every day rested in the will of God. So, what about today? How about some reframing. "The Lord has blessed me with today. He allowed me this day." How about doing something in the now. Procrastination is a thief. It is a threat to hope....
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. - Psalms 23:4 The journey here...that is really something to think about. Where we are in life as compared to where we had hoped to be. Paths chosen while other were forgotten or neglected. Decisions. Times of indecisiveness. There were times we crawled. Too weary to walk. We ran. We were too impatient to wait. The journey. Here. That is really something to think about. For me the most difficult and sometimes debilitating aspect of the journey, has been walking through the valley of the shadow of death. Tempted to fear due to memories of time I could have spent, conversations I should have had, hugs I wish I had given. This type of fearful fretting is not of God. I have learned; I am learning that if I truly believe, He is with me. If I surely stand on His promi...