Live for Today

As I sit out on my front porch and watch my kids play on the hay bales, I can't help but wonder when life became so complex. Full of worry, stress, and no time to enjoy life. Do you ever find yourself saying...there's just not enough time in the month, week, or day?

{Charlee picked this flower for me today.}

I don't have enough time...use to be my motto. Busy working a full time job, serving in full time ministry, taking care of my home responsibilities and children. There just didn't seem to be enough time in my days to squeeze it all in. Not enough of me to go around.

My Saturday use to be my catch up day. Catch up on the ministry work, house work, endless laundry, buy groceries, TV shows (yes, I know). Before I knew it the day was over just like the rest of the days of the week. I was simply going through the motions of 'life'.

Sunday evening I began to feel stress build up inside me. I didn't know how I was going to get everything done that needed to be done on Monday. Bookkeeping, ministry work, my morning chores, grocery store shopping, doctor appointment for my littlest, and t-ball practice for another. When will I have time for my Bible study? 

Trust me, although I'm a stay at home mom now, I still work. In fact, I work harder now than I ever have. Taking care of my home, husband, and children consumes every hour of my days. And, don't forget I have my chickens and garden to tend to also.

God began to speak to me in that moment as I'm making my to do list in my head. Are you really going to allow the devil to rob you of your joy for tomorrow? I moved you here for simplicity. Do what's most important and the rest will be here for the next day. It's the truth! Why did I think it all needed to be done perfectly and on Monday?

Even today I find my old nature creeping in. Thinking my house needs to be spotless on Saturday to be ready for the upcoming week! No. Today we need to LIVE. And the day after that and the day after that. Dirty dishes, scattered toys throughout the house and yard, chasing chickens, picking flowers, and jumping hay bales. Everyday is the day to make memories and enjoy my house while it's filled with my greatest blessings...my children. 

This is how I've learned to make life simple...God first (not church or ministries, but GOD), Family second, and everything else LIVE for today! 

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Matthew 6:34 ESV)

Yet do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. (James 4:14 ESV)