I am blogging now. It is actually rather exciting. As of writing these words I have just one person following this blog – me. I feel like I can say anything.
Life is such a precious gift. I know that those words are not unique or dare I say profound. Perhaps it is because the wonder of life has gotten lost in our pursuits in life. The letter by James the half-brother of Jesus Christ writes what I think is probably the most staggering assessment about life. Life is but a mist (James 4:14). Should we illustrate this truth? The next time you spray Windex on your bathroom mirror, count how long the mist from that bottle lasts before you go to wipe the mirror clean. Or how about this, how often have you asked, “where did today go?” The brevity of life intensifies the value of life.
I will never have yesterday back. I love time travel discussion and time travel movies, but there is no flux capacitor to make time travel possible. I cannot go back to yesterday and see the moment my parents fell in love. I cannot reclaim yesterday. However, there is God and He has reclaimed me. He has opened my eyes and has given me perspective. When I remember my past I now see His hand. When I look at the days ahead of me I do so with a courage found in the promised presence of God. In other words, I face today, tomorrow, and the regrets of my past knowing God has never left me. He has never disappointed me. He has never abandoned me. Will there be trouble? Has there been trouble? Have I been depressed? Yes. Yes. And yes. But God has always been God. And He has always been with me.
So, I must make the most of my life. I must make the most of the life ahead of me. And since God is always with me, I am always in His presence and He is God, I must know Him. I must enjoy Him. And the great thing is that He wants me to know Him. He wants me to enjoy Him. “You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11).
Since I live in His presence and you live in His presence then the goal of life for both of us is the same. This goal is three-fold. We must enjoy God; we must enjoy each other; and we must bring others into this joy!
