Running Around

I'm not even quite sure what this day has led to. I've picked up on a few things...

The day before thanksgiving is always a crazy time in town, it seems. There are tons of people out at grocery stores and traveling to their holiday destination. I for one, was one of those at the grocery store, not planned that way, I actually try to avoid the grocery store the day before thanksgiving. Ben and I were on our way out of town to travel to Wis. Rapids and we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few items I would need to make a few things for dinner tomorrow.

I knew the store was going to be a zoo, so I prepared for jammed isle and long lines of waiting. Its always funny to see people rushing around at the last minute (myself included) to get their last dressing, veggies and turkey. We know Thanksgiving falls the same every year...but why do we always put it off?! Interesting thought, huh?

Well, God brought a few things to mind to me, and even now while I am typing this?

First off...
I could almost compare this to the Christian life and even non-Christian life.

For Christians, if we know in our heart that Jesus is coming back again, then we should live every day to the fullest that God would want us to. Meaning we should live every day for Him and Him alone. We should do our best to honor God and glorify Him. So many times we wait for something to happen, even stuff we know is coming, to act on living the right life. We know Jesus is coming back again someday, that we don't know when it will be, but we shouldn't be running around on the DAY BEFORE to figure out where our life should be. We should be living each day to how we would want it to be if Jesus were to come NOW or TOMORROW. Obviously we probably won't know until THAT MOMENT, but my point is, we should be living for NOW, not tomorrow. We should be running around at the last minute and trying to figure out what to do with our lives for God then, we should be already living our life for God in our daily walk with Him.

Second...
For non-Christians, it made me realize how many people there are out there that don't know the Lord. And that at the end of time when Jesus does come back, how many of them will be running around at that last minute trying to figure out what went wrong or what they didn't know!! If you ask me, I'd rather get my stuff in order BEFORE hand, which I know I know Jesus. But think of all those that don't, and then think of them running around, like in a grocery store, trying to figure out where they are going and what they are doing and rushing around like they don't know what hit them. That is a lot of grocery stores to think about, people! It makes my heart ache for those that will be running around. I don't like it as it, the day before thanksgiving with a lot of craziness...think about when that happens!!

It makes me realize that we need to do much as fellow Christians to live TODAY for Jesus and to Live today to SAVE those that would be running around. We need to take one day at a time, one hour a time.

Lord Jesus, I ask that you give me BOLD strength to save those that are running around Lord. I pray I can have the right attitude to show them YOU. I ask that you help me take one day at a time and one hour at a time to be able to listen to you for when you show me opportunties to help people. I ask that you do give me opportunities and that I wouldn't let them slip away from me just because "I'm nervous". Lord Jesus, I want to better live for TODAY and not for tomorrow. I want you to be my focus of every day and every hour of my life. Thank you Jesus for the things you continue to show me daily.

And Lord, I also ask that you give me peace tonight, as I'm already anxious for tomorrow with the fear that seems to be grabbing hold of me again as it did the other day. I ask that you give me peace and comfort for tomorrow and that you would guide and protect my dad, brother & husband as they are out hunting. I'm not sure Jesus why I always get anxious in this...but you are greater than this and You will be with them, just as you are with me and comforting me. Lord Jesus, give me peace right now! I ask that tomorrow would be a refreshing day for my family, a time of togetherness and relaxing. I thank you so much that we are all able to be together, thank you for bringing us together.

Thank you Jesus, thank you for the peace and comfort that is neverending!