Today is the Day You Have Made

I want to talk about today.

Now that I have about 26 minutes left in this day, January 2^nd, 2009, I realize that there is no other day like today. I can’t go back with my magic life eraser & rub out the dumb or stupid things I said or did. I can’t go back & relive this day. No do-overs. No magic erasers. So, when January 3^rd comes around in 24 minutes, I need to live it to its full. Take risks. Challenge myself. Make it a worthy day.

Having this great epiphany of living my days to the fullest, I now realize that sometimes I wish I knew what was going to happen. Sometimes, I wish there was a magic mirror or crystal ball telling me what will happen tomorrow. I wish that God still spoke through burning bushes & talking donkeys to give me tidbits of my future. What does He have planned? What is going to happen? What does He want me to do with my life?

Unfortunately, God doesn’t necessarily speak through arson or animals anymore. I’m also sure that the art of fortune telling through mirrors or crystal isn’t what God meant when He said “Trust in the Lord” in Psalm 3. However, as I watch late night TV & live out the last 16 minutes of January 2^nd, I wonder what God really has planned for me. But, how can I figure it out for myself?

What about the life of Jesus? Well, lets take a look at what His life looked like. Came down to Earth as a little baby. Check. Live a life full of perfection, miraculous-ness, & Godliness, 100% Man, 100% God. Check. Die on the cross for humanity’s sin. Check. Rise from the dead. Check.

Looks like a perfect life, full of salvation of the world as well as risk-taking. Okay, so, if Jesus did it without knowing what His days looked like, why can’t I?

Because I’m not God! Duh!

Okay, lets look at some scripture. We already know Psalm 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight.” Okay, trust in God.

Trust in God. Hmmm, easier said than done, eh?

But, isn’t it? As Christians, we have this amazing freedom that nobody else has. Freedom from control. Believe it or not, we are free from control. Of course, in our true sinful nature, we are in this constant, eternal, sinful battle with God to gain back that control. But, when we realize that we don’t actually have any of it, & we trust in God, we are free. Christ frees us from having to worry about life. We don’t have to worry about tomorrow because, according to Matthew, tomorrow will take care of itself. Trust in God.

Sometimes I think the reason why God doesn’t give us the blueprints to our life at birth is because He wants us to have a great adventure. God is all about adventure! Adam & Eve had an adventure in the beginning, getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden & everything. The Israelites had a 40 year adventure for crying out loud! Ruth & Boaz, David & Goliath, Queen Esther, the lives of Jesus, Paul, & the 12 disciples. All of these people lived truly adventurous lives and I’m sure that God wants the same for us. We are, after all, His children. Besides, how boring would life be if we knew what was going to happen!

I have 1 more minute left in January 2^nd, 2009. Looking back on the last 24 hours, I can honestly say it was a pretty good day. Tomorrow’s going to be even better! I get to trust in God & humble myself to lose all the control I so painstakingly crave. After all, today is the day God has made, let us rejoice & be glad in it!