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No promise of tomorrow

I’m in St. Paul, Minnesota for the next two weeks presenting a teaching series. In just a few short days I’ve already met some amazing people. One is a young man named Ronald. Ronald is in the process of deciding what his life’s work will be. One evening we chatted over dinner about his possibility of becoming a nurse, physical therapist, or even a pastor. The conversation with Ronald reminded of several times in my life when I’ve been uncertain about my next move. The next day I received word that Ronald was in a car accident. He survived. A couple of scratches from the airbag were his only injury. When I finally had I chance to see the car it was proof that nothing but divine intervention allowed Ronald to walk away. He said that when he was losing control of the car he yelled out, “God save me!”

Prayer answered.

Life preserved.

Reality sinks in.

We can plan for the future all we want but tomorrow is not promised. Divine intervention is what allows us to make it from one day to the next. We are reminded that our lifespan is short even if we live to 80 or 90 years (Ps. 39:5)

You have been given the gift of life, how will you make the most of it today?

Think about it

A few weeks ago I got caught up in my thoughts. 

The commute to one of the schools where I teach at is around 35 minutes. Usually I pass the time reviewing my lecture (aloud), chatting on the phone or listening to music. This time I went the silent route. No phone calls, radio or lecture review. So many thoughts ran through head and I could hardly keep up.

How do I feel today?

When was the last time I played basketball?

What’s for dinner?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how would I rate my parenting skills?

The time spent thinking was so good that I missed my exit and ended up being late for class. (So thankful for Google Maps on my phone!)

Truthfully I was quite a bit behind. I was spending so much time on my phone talking to others, so much time on the computer emailing others and so much time in offices meeting with others that I’d forgotten about me. I was starting to forget the sound of my own voice. That’s what happens when you don’t talk to yourself (its okay to talk to yourself – not okay to answer right?) I can get so busy doing stuff that I don’t take the time to sort my thoughts. When I finally took the moment to arrange the overload of things in my head I almost got lost.

Are you busy running through your day? Running through your life?

When was the last time you took a moment just to think?