Seize the joy!
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1 ESV)
You can plan for tomorrow, but you know that tomorrow may never come. So live in the moment fully and be thankful for and enjoy the time that you have. “Tomorrow” might not just be the next day, but the principle can apply to the next hour or even the next minute. The time you have guaranteed is now. The future is not a given. So you should strive to live each moment to the full, because in reality that is all you are assured of.
Many people are enslaved by worries about tomorrow and the future. Your future destiny is already assured. You have received the promise of eternal life and love and everlasting joy and peace. That is a given. You don’t need to be in bondage to worry about the future. You can plan for it and work toward your plans, but you don’t need to be bound by them.
You are‚ therefore, free to live fully the time you have right now. If you don’t enjoy it right now‚ you really don’t get another chance. You can reminisce about good times or regret bad times. You can remember with fondness how you did enjoy the moment, or lament that you didn’t. But the only actual time you can enjoy the moment is right now, at the moment. So seize the moment! Seize the day! Seize the joy! – Jesus [1]
Do not worry about tomorrow; focus on doing good today. My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present to Your love; my future to Your Providence! - Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
[1] Anchor Overcomers
