Seize the Day!

Did you ever wish life had a rewind button? I know I sure have. Like the day I stuck my finger in hot, melted chocolate to see if it was ready for pouring. I jerked it back out quick enough but the damage had been done.  What about those times we say things we shouldn't say. A co-worker of mine once walked up an told me that another co-worker had caught her sleeping in the closet. The boss was standing right next to me when she said it. OOPS! Rewind!

Unfortunately life doesn't give us that pleasure. We have to make the most of every situation while we can. There is an old Latin expression, "Carpe Diem" , that seems to sum it up. Simply put it means "seize the day". Take advantage of the right now. There are so many things around us that need doing. There is always something we can find to be productive in right where we are. Seize the day!

I can only speak for myself. I have wasted for too much time in life worrying about the yesterday I can't change and the tomorrow that may never arrive. It is time to seize the day. A portion of time, once spent, can never be regained. We must make our choices carefully. There are some things that we can not undo.

I am thankful that God forgives and restores. He can renew us when we have fallen and need his grace. But I am not necessarily thinking of sin. I am thinking about the hasty decisions we are prone to make and then wish we wouldn't have. The old saying is "act in haste, repent at leisure." We know the young are liable to make quick decisions without considering the consequences. But I have seen some "not-so-young" folks make bad decisions as well. My thoughts were, "they should have known better."

Now I'm not saying we should be afraid to make decisions. Being afraid to make a decision is not healthy either; it holds back any progress. I'm only saying that we need to be careful to think things through. If  I have one shot in life, I want to get it right. In life there is no rewind button.

Carpe Diem! Seize the Day!

Thoughtfully,

Sullivan Jones