[Music] and James said it in James 4:14 he said what is your life but a Mist that appears for a moment and then is no more now for us who know Christ we know that there's eternal life past this Earthly existence but what James was saying was there's a reality to this fact that you're here today and you're gone tomorrow as a very tiny short window of time called life we are basically a blink on the cosmos of time and then the question becomes that all of us must face where does God fit in to
this short thing I've been given called life the scripture ask this question what is your life it is even a vapor that appear it for a little time and then vanisheth away fools say there's plenty of time the devil says there's plenty of time every morning you have 86,400 seconds to spend and to invest each day the bank name time opens a new account with you there may be no tomorrow things you ought to do do it now money you ought to give give it now people you ought to witness to witness now Emma Bombeck
wrote If I had my life to live over after she was diagnosed with cancer she said I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the Earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day I would have burned the pink candle sculptured like a rose before it melted in storage I would have talked less listened more I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded I would have eaten the popcorn in the good living room and worried much
less about the dirt when somebody wanted to light a fire in the fireplace I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble on about his youth I would never have insisted the car windows get rolled up on a summer day cuz my hair just been teased and sprayed I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains on my pants I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life I would never have bought anything just because it was practical or it
wouldn't soil or it was guaranteed to last a lifetime instead of wishing away 9 months of pregnancy I had cherished every moment and realized the wonderment growing inside of me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle when my kids kissed me impetuously I would never have said later go get washed up for dinner there would have been more I love yous more I'm sorry but mostly given another shot at life I would seize every minute look at it really see it live it and never ever give it back don't wait
till the last day seize the day now tell somebody that you love them take a step of Faith launch that business give that gift do that something forgive someone go ahead and make it count don't give it back and quit worrying about getting dirty the kids will get sold and don't play in the dirt you'll get germs or something just relax just relax that we learn too late what we should have known so early that life is not acquiring and exhibiting but it's the things that you don't think are important at the outset and that
is faithfulness to God in right and wrong faithfulness to your mate loving your children and enjoying a good book and I and I tell them enjoy the simple things that doesn't cost a lot of money enjoy the simple things so what is your life listen man it goes quick doesn't it I know you sound old when you talk about how fast life is and how quick your kids grow up so so since life is uncertain since life is brief since you only have one life you better not waste it this is your one and only
life enjoy it savor it make it count Solomon says life is short so give it your all the Bible says life is a vapor it appears for a moment po it's gone Solomon says in verse 10 whatever your hand finds to do do it with all your might for in the grave what are you going to do there's no work no planning no knowledge nor wisdom and we don't know how long we have to live none of us so God says give it everything you've got give life full Gusto you know when you walk by
faith and you honor the Lord you don't have to try to escape life or to endure life you can enjoy life Chuck swindall writes if you're waiting to live it up when you're six feet under pal you're in for a major disappointment the time to live is now and the way to do it is to pull out all the stops and play full volume I love that give it your best what if one of the most powerful things you could do as a follower of Christ for you and for others was to wake up every
morning and preach joy to yourself today is the day the Lord has made he is good and he gives good gifts so even if today is not great in terms of my circumstances today is a day that I can Rejoice not because everything is great but because God is in it today is the day the Lord has made made and then one more we spend we should spend more time enjoying the good things from God and less time obsessing on the bad things of the world enjoy life add some light-hearted things to your day a
cheerful heart is good medicine today is all that you have to be able to do whatever God has called you to do it's just today you do the part that you need to do today and tomorrow will take care of itself that was a lifebuilders Creed that was written by witherington and this is just an excerpt from it that says today is the most important day of my life yesterday with its successes and victories struggles and failures is gone forever the past is p done finished I cannot relive it I cannot go back and change
it but I will learn from it and improve my today today this moment now it is God's gift to me and it's all that I have I can't make a difference yesterday I can't make a difference tomorrow not right now the only thing that I can do is to use the moment that I have called today The Power of Now Dr Warren WBY says death is is unavoidable and since death is unavoidable and life unpredictable the only course we can safely take is to yield oursel into the hands of God and walk by faith in
his word we don't live by explanations we live by his promises we don't depend on luck but on the providential working of our loving father as we trust his promises and obey his will
