Good morning, Champion. Carpe Vitam living John 4:35 (NKJV)
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! Know, enjoy and love what you have while you have it – don’t wait when until it is gone to appreciate it! We ended yesterday on the thought of relationships. Relationships are a gift in your life; always make sure you are appreciating or getting the most out of each of them. The fact is, as we said yesterday, not everyone that is in your life now will necessarily be there in the same way in a few years time. This is so worth thinking about. I hope that thought does not cause fear but rather a motivation that, in turn, will deliver you from the chance of any regrets “later on”. Parents/Grandparents: make the most of every stage of your children’s life and development. When they are through certain stages they are so often done with them and those stages are never repeated. Like flowers in a field, take the time to smell the daily scent of who they are and where they are at now in this thing called life. Remember, their lives are not like DVD players, so don’t live with your finger on fast forward or you will miss stuff. Don’t live as if there is a rewind, thinking you'll be able to see it all another time when you’re not so busy – you won’t! Keep your finger on play and enjoy “real-time” life playing out before you. Kids (however old you are): however many parents you have left, and no matter what age they are, make the choice to live in such a way that you carpe the juice out of those relationships, because the sad heritage for kids is that we all say goodbye to our parents one day and that is the right way round (hopefully there is the assurance of reuniting with them in the next leg of eternity). Again, it’s not about living with fear or regret but purposing in our hearts to get the most out of these relationships – not in four months time but now! As many of you know a couple of years my mum died of cancer. It was so fast; she went into a hospital with back pain and four weeks later died in a hospice. I loved my mum – she was a great mum and an inspiration and mentor to my faith in God. I remember sitting in that hospice day and night in those last few days, trying to get as many moments as I could with her and from her. The reality is the moments were always there for many years previously, it was not that I did not want them: I was busy; thinking back, maybe too busy? Maybe if I had that chance again I would be less busy – who knows? Make that phone call, arrange that visit, forgive, love – they're worth it! Also with friends – we all like to think that the friends who are close in our life now will always be there in that same way. The truth, though, is not many will be: marriage, great job offers and many other things come to put distance between close friendships. Some stay close for ever, but not all. Again, don’t live in the fear of people moving on because that is natural. Some move out of your life, to some degree or another, to make room for others to move in. Live to love, enjoy and harvest the best of who is in your world now! Thank God for emails and mobile phones, that even those who move are never that far away. Children, parents, family and friends – they are all gifts from God for you. Let’s all be inspired to get the most out of all these gifts while they are still in our possession. Busy is good: the hand of the diligent rules. But let’s make sure a part of our busy is special people. Bless ya, Andy
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