Time to Build

We do well to consider the past.  We notice His faithfulness, we see better from this side of the events, we realize that tragedies didn’t stop us from growth in new ways, we are aware of the actions of others that have blessed us and been used for good.  We are encouraged by the truth that we’ve made it to today.

We do well to consider the present.  We pay attention to the movement around us and make use of the opportunities for good.  We can be more awake to choose to give in the now instead of waiting for more convenient moments.  We can give our best now, knowing that tomorrow, whatever is left, we can still give the best of it.  We don’t need to hold back from what we can do today.

We do well to consider the future.  We can live faithfully now to build a place we will want to reside when we get there.  We can trust Him today as a way of planting seeds for our own future years.  We can prepare, because there will be needs there too, by living out today the things we want most present down the road.  I’d like my days ahead to be strong from a foundation that is full of faith, trust, and hope that were built as I really lived them day by day along the way.