Two weeks ago a Moody Student drowned in the swimming pool here on campus. He was a freshman, in the Moody Symphonic Band, probably looking forward to a long life of service to God, but his life suddenly came to an end. The interesting thing about it is that in this modern day in age we can hop on Facebook and see peoples lives unfold-we can feel a connection to them. Over the past couple months several people that I have connected with on Facebook one way or another have died and it's shocking. I can see posts from them hours before they died-they didn't know what was coming for them-death is unexpected.
All this has been to say that I don't know when my life is going to end and I want to make sure that I'm living the time that I have been given to it's full potential. I don't want to suddenly die, then find myself standing before the Lord saying "Crap, I'm sorry, I thought I was going to have a whole lifetime to live for you...I was so excited to get started with your plan for my life that I forgot that every moment I'm alive, I'm living part of your plan for me."
To be honest, it's very hard to spend my days enjoying any particular moment. I spend my day anticipating getting home to Steven, planning my weekend, and getting excited to leave Chicago and start our lives elsewhere. What if I never get there? What if I end up spending my life excited about God's plan for the future, instead of God's plan for me right here and now? It's a very sobering thought.
I need to remind myself daily that each decision I make as to how I spend my time, should reflect my desires for a life of service to Christ. My life isn't in the future, it's in the here and now.
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