I will when....

How many times have we said things like,' I will be happy when I ( fill in the blank) or I will do this or that once(?) or I wish this day would  be over.' We use it as a figure of speech to express where we are or what we are unhappy about in our lives. I know for many years I thought or said those things. What made these things come to mind is I overheard a mom saying she needed a break from her kids then when she got her wish missed them and posted her ambivalence about it. We spend our lives wishing for the future day,the time when or I will next Monday's. The word teaches us we are not guaranteed a tomorrow. We have today and its trouble is sufficient in and of itself. We spend so much time in our future that we completely miss the joys of our present.The other thing is getting stuck in our past. The word teaches us to let go of the past things and press on to the higher things of God.  Most know what that means in our spiritual lives, but, in our physical world it holds true too. We must let go and find forgiveness in Christ. You can not change the past and you have no promise of a tomorrow, you have today. So live today with joy, purpose and knowledge that Jesus is with you, live your life finding pleasure in small things and the big if you are blessed to have one of those that day. Is it improper to plan for a future date? No of course not but if you are missing living today on the possibility of a tomorrow you need to rethink, refocus and re-balance your life in the things of Christ. My small blessings at this moment are a cup of coffee at my side, my little chihuahua snoring in her kennel and being here with you. May God's grace shine on you today and may His love be one of your blessings today as it is mine.