It was a few months ago, we as a family took a vacation to the beach. I was in the midst of still struggling with "why's" and "why not's". We put our house up for sale two years ago this week. At a call on our hearts to move to intercity Marion to reach out to people and a community that needs love. And here we are... still here... still waiting for our house to sell.
One day I was sitting at the chilly beach, trying to feel the warmth from the sun but shield myself from the wind. I was sitting in silence asking God the why questions again. I was silently praying to myself, taking in his creation, and wondering why it so hard for me to give him over control. Awan was a ways down the beach from me, working hard on something, and looking up at me every so often yelling for me to come see. I resisted because I was consumed with my crying out to God. Finally I felt as if I had reached the end of my crying out, and decided I should see what she was so excited about.
The closer I got I could tell she was writing in the sand. And finally when I got close enough to her I read it. It was prophetic. "Today is the day." God had spoke through her to me.
Here I am sitting, waiting, and God is telling me. Today is the day. Though what I thought he had called me to has not happened yet, I must keep living out each day. He is teaching me contentment in each new day. Though the big dreams may not seem like they are opening up, he does open up a new morning a new day for me to be apart of. I can take each day apathetically. I act as if I am waiting around in the waiting room wasting time till God shows his face on my life. I forget that I can live it with a purpose and that each new morning is about something completely different than waiting.
Psalm 118:24 " This is the day that the Lord has made; Let's rejoice and be glad today. ( God's Word Translation)
We all find our selves putting life on hold. I will enjoy it when.... We have a blank. But the reality is that even if it is something God has called us to, it is Satan that tells us we must wait, instead of living out what is today.
So even though we are still waiting for our house to sell, and waiting for our referral for our adoption. We must live like, " Today is the day." so that we don't miss what God has created for us now.
What is holding you back from living out, Today?
