Don't Miss Now

I have been truly savoring my commute to school every week. It's my quiet time to talk to and listen to God and worship Him through music. Today as I was driving home I was listening to a message about growing in God. The speaker shared about different seasons of life and how as a single he had much more time to devote to growing in his relationship with God - now as a husband and father of 3, his time and energy are spread thin. God spoke directly to my heart because lately I have really been wishing away days, areas and seasons of my life. I can't wait to get out of my job in retail and I frequently apartment hunt in hopes of moving out of my parents house and then there is the usual - wishing I wasn't single. Today God showed me that I wasn't living today, but rather am constantly wishing it were tomorrow.

During a meeting a few years ago with a former boss he shared with me that he had so many things on the go at that time. He was organizing multiple events and was travelling to various cities in that week. He just kept telling himself that if he could just get through the next few days then things would be better, calmer, easier to handle. It was then that God reminded him not to miss what He was doing now. Not to brush off what He was teaching him during that busyness. I haven't forgot this story. I haven't forgot it because God used it to convict me of the very same thing. Quite often I find myself wishing away the days, waiting for that day off or next season in life - in doing that, I pass right by the things that God is trying to teach me today.

I don't want to look back and see time wasted, time that could have been used to learn, grow or teach. Opportunities that could have been used to share my faith and make disciples. Soon I won't be at my retail job anymore, eventually I won't be living in my parents house and one day I won't be single, but until then I desire to make the most of these situations. I know that God has me exactly where I am today for a reason, for a purpose and I pray that I will bring glory to His name by living that out. I want to live out today, instead of wishing it were tomorrow.

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