Ok, we are a week into the new year, and I hope you are finding it fulfilling and energizing. I want to share something today that I hope you will take with you into this year and that will help you get the most out of each day. Live your life on purpose!
There is a trap I often find myself falling into. It is the “just getting through each day” syndrome. I’m sure many of you have been there. You feel as if you are merely fighting to keep your head above water from day to day. Fighting just to stay caught up (or to catch up) and not really making any significant progress in the areas of your dreams, vision, and purpose. But the fact is, once a day is gone, it is gone. Each day is a gift from the Lord, and once we have spent it (or wasted it) we can never get it back. We have to learn to make today count! We have to determine to live with intention and purpose. Live like you mean it!
I was contemplating these things one day just before Christmas. I was thinking about the calling I know the Lord has placed on my life, and how little progress I have made lately. As a mom of a potty training two year old (who isn’t making much progress of her own! J ), with one on the way and a very “active” dog who makes cleaning seem like a never ending task (as he is sure to track in dirt as soon as the floors are clean), I find myself saying, “It is just where I am in life right now. I LOVE being mommy, and I’ll accomplish something once the day to day “stuff” doesn’t consume every second of my day (or at least the part I have the energy for).” Of course I realize this was an easy excuse even before kids. And I know that everyday life stuff will always be there. Once one thing is no longer necessary two more will take its place. So here I was cleaning the kitchen for the 5th time that day and planning to “someday” accomplish something when the Lord clearly said to me, “Never use life as an excuse for not living!” WOW! And OUCH! J
I have more along these lines but I’d like to stop here for today. Let the above statement soak in over the next few days. Write it on a note card and place it somewhere where you will see it often. We’ll continue with a few more thoughts in this area the end of the week, but for now take some time to evaluate how you are filling your time. Are you wisely spending it, haphazardly wasting it, or sitting down at the end of each day and wondering where it went? (I most often fall into the last category.)
