Have you thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
The film TITANIC has been the subject of a little “click bait” on the internet recently.
For those of you who don’t know what “click bait” is, it is sometimes those “sponsored” stories or luring headlines along the side of your timeline or in your news feed that catch your attention and you “click on” them.
Often, they lead to rabbit holes of conspiracy and pop ups, but recently one of them led to a “deleted scene” from the film TITANIC. It showed the survivors all milling about in shock on the RMS CARPATHIA.
Pretty interesting.
Amazing what ends up on the cutting room floor.
But it made me think of another line from that film.
You remember when Jack is invited to the “first class” dining room?
And he spends a few minutes sharing his “carpe diem” lifestyle?
He makes the statement that “life is a gift” and then they toast to “making it count; making each day count”.
Here is the clip…
This came to mind today as I prepare to lay to rest a good friend, one of my childhood “moms”, the grandma to my son-in-law Alex and the mom to my good friend Greg who sadly lost his challenge with the disease of addiction.
And as I was preparing my remarks for today, I was, as usually happens when doing that, reminded of this passage:
you do not even know what will happen tomorrow.
What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. – James 4:4 (NIV)
It is true.
There are no guarantees.
Billy Graham even commented,
The greatest surprise in life to me is the brevity of life.
He's 99 going on 100!
Therefore, my encouragement for today should be fairly apparent.
What do you have planned for today?
Will you make today count?
Will you grab this sunrise and squeeze the most out of it?
Or will apathy or complacency steer you otherwise?
We ARE TO:
Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!
Don’t live carelessly, unthinkingly. Ephesians 5:16-17 (MSG)
Eckhart Tolle even once encouraged us to “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.”
He is right.
Jesus encouraged this sort of approach too!
deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time.
Tomorrow will take care of itself.” Matthew 6:34 (TPT)
So, friends, let’s BOTH use today to:
THRIVE!
MAKE A DIFFERENCE for SOMEONE ELSE!
SERVE!
LOVE!
SHARE!
ENJOY GOD!
ENJOY OTHERS!
Maybe even…
“Do something wonderful. People may imitate it.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
Make TODAY COUNT!
I love you all!
HAVE A BLESSED DAY!
OPPORTUNITIES for HOPE
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