Monday, January 21, 2008

I am hopeful that the issues with Blogspot all day have now been resolved. I'm ready to try to post Monday's devotional and pray that it appears as written!

-Becky


Enjoy Today

This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24, NLT)

My oldest son spent the last 3 years of his life longing to be five. He talked about it all the time. Five was some kind of magical age in his mind and he just couldn't wait to get there. I tried to tell him that he needed to enjoy his current age of 3 or 4 because he would never be that age again. It never seemed to sink in though. He wanted to be five. End of story.

Last week he finally reached his goal. And you know what happened? Two days after his birthday he was already using the phrase, "... since I'm almost six." WHAT??!! I couldn't believe that after achieving his elusive goal, he found himself so quickly dissatisfied and already looking ahead to his next birthday.

From my perspective his dissatisfaction has no basis. However, from his limited perspective he thinks that there is always something better up ahead. While it's true that life holds many blessings and surprises, he is robbing himself of the enjoyment of life as it is now.

We do the same thing. At least I do. Sometimes I find myself thinking the "if only" thoughts... if only I had a certain job, if only I had more money, if only my sisters lived closer, if only I wasn't so overwhelmed, if only I had more time to sleep, if only, if only, if only...

But today is the day God made for me to enjoy. Today, no matter what it brings, is the day I need to rejoice and honor God. Today is the day I need to thank God for. Today.

It is not dependent on my circumstances. Get out your Bible and read all of Psalm 118. You will see that it is not a psalm of pure praise and worship. On the contrary, it is David rejoicing in the midst of both good and bad. It is life.

Today is the day God made for you. What will you do with your today?