Friday, January 29, 2016

In this Moment


Groundhog Day is next Tuesday.  It seems as if we just had the holidays in 2015 coming up and now we are almost saying goodbye to January 2016, wondering how many days of winter we have left.

Maybe it's the older I get, but time certainly does seem to go by quickly.  This past month is a blur to me. 

But in thinking about that,  I'm sure a month from now I will not remember the details of this day.  I may not even remember typing these words.

So how can I be sure I have made the most of every opportunity when I look back on this month?

I occurred to me, it is by living in the moment.  By recognizing all we have is NOW.  As long as we practice making right choices in the moment, we can be sure when one day blurs into the next we are living as we should.

As Paul exhorts us, 

"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,  making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Eph 5:15-16 (NIV)