I haven’t been on in awhile. Unfortunately this is not due to my very busy life and me doing the very necessary things. Part of it was family time due to Thanksgiving weekend, which I have only recently discovered the amazingness of pumpkin pie so that was good to get a large intake. But I have ‘wasted’ countless hours on that unnecessary evil, Hulu. I was doing pretty good at just watching a few shows and keeping up with only those, but got myself addicted to two more shows which included over 3 hours of Better Off Ted and some time on Community. I think I have made progress but I still seem stuck in the same ol’ rut.
Yesterday I was making sure to actually listen to the songs I was singing, because sometimes it is easy to get caught in the motions and the repetitiveness and I really related to the song, “Today Is The Day.” The main part of the song is:
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
Chorus:
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
A few parts of this really hit me and served as a kind of goal and reminder of how I was supposed to live my life. First, I do know that “all [God] has in store for me is good,” so through the painful application processes to colleges and the myriad of scholarships and worrying about the future, I can gain peace in knowing that whatever will happen, whether I go to Northwestern or PVCC, God will be with me and has an ultimate plan. Second, the repeated phrase of “today is the day” gave me the reminder that every minute I have I need to be giving to God, that now is the time for salvation, now is the time to make sure I am sharing Jesus with the world because we don’t know God’s calendar. The final part relates to my first point in that I need not “worry about tomorrow” because I can trust in what God has said in his Word and in his plans for my life.
Side note - I sometimes hear that God wants us to live a “happy life”, which bothers me because it gives me the idea of a more carefree troublesome life, but that isn’t what God promises. In fact, he promises troubles and temptations, but he equips us with the tools to live right.
Side note #2 - I recently turned my iPod to the Newsboys on their older album, ‘Shine the Hits,’ which I totally forgot about for quite a few years and have gained a new appreciation for their songs. I haven’t listened to the newer Newsboys as much after they changed up their members, but I love their older stuff so much, especially “I Got Your Number” which is interesting musically, but the lyrics/theme is something so important, however basic, that many Christians may have forgotten. http://popup.lala.com/popup/576742231879459039
