James 4

James 4:13-15  Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"--  ¹⁴ yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.  ¹⁵ Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."

With what I do, I meet all kinds of people.  Some are down and depressed – and rightfully so.  The folks I see often have major physical limitations, are on so many medications they seem to have a private pharmacy on their kitchen tables, and relationships are strained due to feelings of “this isn’t what I signed up for” (and then the guilt for feeling that way).  But lately I’ve been seeing several people who take all this negative and somehow muster a positive attitude.  They have made a choice.  They can wallow in despair (and no one could blame them) or they can live each day to its fullest.

When your health is good, most of us assume tomorrow is promised.  We make plans for next weekend, next month, for Christmas, assuming we will be able to enjoy our commitments.  But truly as James reminds us, we do not know what tomorrow will bring…so do it now.  Let your loved ones know how you feel – every day.  Make that phone call you’ve been meaning to make.  Share Jesus with your family and friends today because tomorrow may not come.  Or if you have been waiting to accept Jesus as your Savior, why not today?  It’s as good as any!  And tomorrow may not be an option.

On a side note – how did “early in the morning” go for you today?  Keep it up!! Or recommit for tomorrow J

I’m praying for you!

Pastor Amy