September 1, 2007
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I have always thought a lot about time, but a sudden death in our little community of a 26 year old gentleman, has caused me to think a lot more about it…the brevity of time and the uncertainty of life. Life is given to us moment by moment and we can use it in a variety of ways. It is like money: it is ours to do what we like with. But we only get to spend it once. Then we have to live with the choices we have made. Spending each day thoughtfully and wisely will be our best guarantee of the fewest regrets and the least amount of grief.
The good thing is that we don’t have to make the journey without guidance. God is very interested in every person on the face of the earth and He is more than willing to guide each day and in every circumstance. King David recorded God’s promise: “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye” Psalm 32:8.
The greatest stumbling block to receiving this guidance is our own self-will and stubbornness. Sometimes we want our own way instead of what the Lord wants. Ultimately we pay a price, because God’s ways are best, even if they don’t seem to be at first glance. King David goes on to warn about this in the verses that follow, saying, “Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.” Psalm 32: 9&10.
As we come to the end of summer we often begin to think about plans for the rest of the year. Here is a fresh opportunity to ask the Supreme Planner of the Universe to arrange our schedule.
Better to choose wisely now than to break our hearts later. King Solomon, the son of King David, exhorts us to: “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Proverbs 4:26.

Russ Nesbit