My dear sweet cousin over at "Our Journey to Hannah Claire" and "The Griffin Family Herald" reminded me of a principle that I constantly strive to live by but lose sight of at various times. You would think with a blog called "No Day but Today" it wouldn't be so hard but alas, I am imperfect. That's right, I said it. And it is true, I am fallible. Thus I need constant reminding to live in the day that I have been blessed with.
My cousin, (if she doesn't mind being identified as such....too late, sorry!), mentioned that in her adult life she has always been striving for what the next big thing is. For example, when she and her husband got engaged, she anticipated her wedding, then buying a house, after that, graduating, and so on and so forth, without taking the time to enjoy what she had worked for. This spoke to me so clearly because I am exactly the same way. I always feel stressed to strive for what is next. I feel the constant need to be concerned about what the next big step is and I am consumed by anxiety about preparing for what is next. So what about what is now? I just graduated from college, (the luster of saying that has still not worn off so get used to me proclaiming it for a bit longer), and before I graduated I was was already worried about the next thing - getting a job, perhaps grad school, Steven starting school, where will we make our home, are children down the line somewhere, if so, when?! But WHY? I just finished something that took me years to complete, consumed my entire life, and I am not even stopping to enjoy what I have done? Is this the curse of man? I'm beginning to believe that I may be cursed.
So here is what I propose for myself thanks to my cousin's wonderful insight -- I will enjoy what I have accomplished and have faith that God will take care of me as He always has. If I worry, does that make God work faster? Uh, absolutely not. If I don't worry, with everything fall apart? Probably not, even though it pains me to type the words. What will be, will be! Were we not told to "think not of the morrow?" I have often been told to not borrow troubles by my wise old dad. It is a life long struggle for me not to rush on to the next thing or worry about what is next. But where will that kind of life leave me in the end? In the same place I would be if I worried less and trusted more in the Lord. Because we all know there are two "definites" in life -- death and chocolate, because I can't live without dying and I will die without chocolate. :o)
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