Thoughts on Thursday

First, I want to share some thoughts of Adrian Rogers. I read them this morning in one of my devotional readings. They corelated with a discussion that we had in a Discipleship class last night. I wanted you to read Pastor Roger's insights and then I will share some of the conversation from last night. 

Proverbs 27:1, “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” I read some research by psychologist William Morriston who reported that 94% of the 3,000 persons he surveyed were enduring today in order to get to tomorrow. Do you know anyone like that? Perhaps you are one of those. Tomorrow, you’re going on vacation. Tomorrow, you’re going to get the house cleaned. Tomorrow, you’re going to start your diet. Tomorrow, you’re going to balance your checkbook. Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. The only problem is...tomorrow never arrives. When it gets here, it is today. And today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. It is always today. Act accordingly!" (Adrian Rogers)

Our Christian Education Director recently concluded leading us in a study of the Book of Esther. We have been following up the study with times of discussion in which we talk about the application of truth to our individual lives. I believe the Bible only reaches its full effectiveness in our lives when we take the action of applying the truth to our lives. I believe that there are times that we allow the truth to "fall through the cracks" in our lives because we fail to live it out on a DAILY BASIS.

One of the students raised the possibility that we become so concerned with the future that we fail to take notice of today (I am paraphrasing her words but I do think that summarizes the thought that was presented to us.). Each of us have been so worried about tomorrow that we were ineffective in our daily walk of life. Fear, concern, worry, playing the "what if game" can bring a state of "paralysis" to our lives. Some of us live for all the "big moments" so much that we miss the daily opportunities that God places in front of us. This is not an "anti-planning" or an "anti-being prepared" blog. But it is my attempt to remind us that we can look so far down the road that we fail to enjoy the journey that God has directed for our lives. 

Yes, there was a time in which the purpose of Esther's life was revealed when she was able to stand in the gap for her people. BUT to reach that point she had to live her daily life to the best of her ability. Is it possible that the "great" days of our lives are the culmination of all of the faithful days that we have lived? In the Bible Cornelius was told that his "prayers had been heard and that his alms had been remembered in the sight of God." (Acts 10:31)

WHAT WILL GOD REMEMBER ABOUT US TODAY?