Carpe Diem…Seize The Day!
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (New Living Translation)
19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This[a] is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
This week it seems like my days have been packed with things to take care of, whether phone calls to make or things to prepare for. It has seemed as if I have not had time to think on some days. But I remember just a month ago when I was so sick, I could not even lift my head off of a pillow. I think about just a week ago when my head hurt for two days and sleep was my only relief, besides the prayers I prayed in between. So when I thought this week to complain, I didn’t, I was just thankful to be able to have the ability in these moments to seize the day, to make the most of the good days that I have been afforded.
In this Holiday season, I have listened to so many people complain about everything, money, time, projects, work, kids, spouses, etc…but if for one moment we could rejoice in our ability to have life and to have the strength, time, people and ability to be stretched we would rethink our complaints. Many times we take our opportunities for granted. We take our days for granted because we always figure there will be another day, another moment to do things, gets it right, say I love you or I am sorry. But we have choices that are before us daily, it is our job to choose wisely. We should be choosing with God in mind. What things does God want me to do, what are the eternal ramifications for my words and actions, and how can I be an example of God’s character today. Everything from work, to shopping to time with family should be a reflection of something bigger; bigger than just the act itself. When we are shopping are we thinking we are honored to have a family to shop for and thankful that God placed them in our lives? When we go to work, (no matter how much we may not like our job), are we thinking I am going to honor God in the way I conduct myself on my job and I am thankful just that He has given me a job that I have the ability to provide for myself and/ or my family? We should be approaching each act that we are afforded the opportunity to do, with an attitude of thanksgiving, worship and service. We should be seizing the opportunity to embrace the life that we have and if for some reason it is not where we would like it to be, we should be embracing the opportunity to improve our situation and the lives of those who are in our lives or we encounter.
Today, looks like a great day to change your outlook, and the way we approach our day. It is time to seize every opportunity to live, to love, to be a blessing to others. We have a choice to complain and wrestle with our circumstance and die, or we can choose to embrace the opportunity to let God use us to lead, love and be a blessing… Choose to live to give and live in a place of thankfulness! The choice is up to you, to seize or not to seize that is the question?
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