Tomorrow

Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Do you ever wonder why scripture reminds us time and time again to not live in the future?

I don't think God minds if we have savings accounts and plan for rainy days and have a 5 year plan for our goals. It does however become a terrible thing when we wrap ourselves in our planning and forget to live in this moment and in this day.

I lost someone close to me a few years ago, she was only 3 years old. A complete reminder that life is lived not in our plans but in this very time and place. It is lived in the relationships you have today, not the ones from the future. It was a reminder that there is not a guarantee for the tomorrow.

No matter how much control you want to have over the future, don't be so sure of the outcome that you end up living in oppression and defeat because of disappointment.

The biggest lie the status quo tells you is that "Later would be the perfect time to be extraordinary." (Facebook status quote from Jonathon Christopher)

It isn't the beginning or the end that counts. It is the adventure and journey that changes lives. If you wonder what God could possible do with you today, be open to what he puts in front of you. Lives are changed when we start to believe that God's will is accomplished in relationships. It is in the loving, caring and compassion that we give today. Not tomorrow, not in all your plans, but in this very moment, the next phone call, the next email, the next lunch date, the next dinner invitation.


Live in this moment.


Please continue to pray for Janice J this week.