Psalms 146: 2
I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 146:4
When His breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
Some of the best advice I have ever received was to live every day like it’s your last. Live like today is the last day or the last chance you have. We have to make sure we live in the moment and live it to the fullest, not putting things off because we don’t have forever, and we don’t want to leave this earth not completing the thing we set out to do because we put it off for tomorrow. While at the same time not worrying about what tomorrow will bring.
There is a thing called procrastination and it’s plaguing college students, especially myself, everywhere. We say what we’re going to do but wait until the last minute to get it done. Like fifteen-page research papers. Time is very interesting, it stops for no one, it slows down for nothing, and no matter what every day we are growing older. It seems like there is no time to do anything, but it also seems there is time to everything. One thing for sure is that we don’t have forever here on earth, so while we’re here, make it matter.
Our generation is great at making plans, and eventually, we get to them. I’m a firm believer that if you want something you go out and get it, make it happen. We must realize that yes, we’re young now but one day we will get old and it’s creeping up on us. The 90’s baby reign is over. Now I’m not telling you to speed up or rush through life, just don’t waste the time you have. It’s precious.
This scripture is also a reminder that not everything lasts forever, and not everything is meant to last forever. We must enjoy what we have while we have it. This happens a lot in our twenties as we grow older and start to mature. We start to grow apart from people we thought we would spend forever with. We start to find ourselves and we start to realize that a lot of things are coming to an end. But that doesn’t mean the end of the world, it means that there is more room for a new beginning. We don’t have to look at the end as something bad, it’s not always a bad thing, or at least it doesn’t have to be. As we grow as people in this world and as people of faith we will start to change and we will start to grow apart from things and people. Our mindset and opinions with start to change. We transform into a completely new person. This isn’t something to be feared or pushed away but rather embraced.
Everything has an end, nothing lasts forever. I believe that God places us where we are for a reason. Where we are is exactly where He wants us to be. He has us where we are whether it’s for a season or a lifetime. It’s his plan. While we’re there we must make the most of it. Cherish the time we have because like I said, and I can’t stress enough, it doesn’t last forever. Don’t let that get in the way of you living life to the fullest. Sometimes we anticipate that things in our life won’t last so we refrain from engaging. Even if it’s not for forever, at the moment it’s worth hanging on to.
Reflection/Prayer Time
How do you relate to what we talked about today? Do you have things in your life worth holding on to? What are they? Write it down and pray about it, talk to God about the changes in your life and learning to live in the moment but also embrace the things that don’t last forever.
I love you and I hope you have a great day or evening, be sure to come back tomorrow for Day 166, and hit the follow button on the blog.
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