Each Day A Gift

One thing I asked Professor Reek was something like "What if it is like that for you the rest of your life?" and he said "I don't know. I'm only worried about today. We should live taking life one day at a time."


And it sort of hit me.... That's where some of my problems come from. I get too wrapped up in the future and worry about what tomorrow is going to bring, often forgetting about what lies at hand.


And it's also hard not living in the past. Remembering what things I've done or said or was ashamed of. 


The future and past sort of control my life. I have a plaque above my desk that reads "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today."- Each day is too valuable to focus on what has happened in the past. Rather, we should focus on what tasks we are presented with every day.


One of my favorite quotes is: Yesterday is history.  Tomorrow is a mystery.  And today?  Today is a gift.  That's why we call it the present.  ~Babatunde Olatunji

Each day is a gift- a new treasure- from God, and should be valued likewise. Every second we have is precious and we should focus on the gifts God has given us then and there rather than be consumed with yesterday's affairs or tomorrow's upcoming stresses.

Being ill, I've learned to take nothing for granted. Not even health. No where in the Bible does God promise us perfect health or a life free of pain and hardship. No where are we promised perfect lives with daisies and roses. (Though, we can look forward to a life like that in heaven). 

Meanwhile here on earth, every thing we have is precious and valuable. You don't know what you have until you lose it. And when it's gone, sometimes it's too late to get it back. 

Forget about yesterday. Forget about tomorrow. Focus on today and the gifts of the present.