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Making The Most of The Moment
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by Dorothy Teague
y oldest son had special needs and my days were
be careful how we spend our time and ask for the wisdom of
full of endless tasks to give him a quality of life.
God to direct our lives and activities. Ephesians 5:15-16 says,
When I would get completely exhausted, I began
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise, but as
asking God for a weekend to myself, then just a day, then
wise, making the most of every opportunity.” We know, as
a night to sleep. As our life went on, I found myself just
Christians, that any day could be our last here on this earth,
asking God for a “moment.” A moment to myself to think
so it is important to use our time wisely. Sharing the good
straight, to enjoy a sunset, a moment to be “me” instead of
news of Jesus, loving one another, and doing good deeds are
caregiver, mom, and wife. I began thanking God for each
but a few of His commands. I once wrote a song called “No
tiny, precious moment He gave me. I soon found that the more I appreciated each of those times, the more I felt at peace with the road God had given me to walk down. Don’t get me wrong—it was hard. While I was planning my way, the Lord was establishing my steps (Proverbs 16:9) in the plan that He had for me. Even before I was a mother, I had a habit of rushing through my life without enjoying the moment I was in, always thinking about what was on the horizon. Psalm 118:24 tells us that “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” We cannot
Ordinary Days.” Truly, every day that God gives us is an
afford to not be present in each moment of our lives. There
extraordinary day and we should want to do good with each
are golden nuggets in each day that will pass us by if we
one we are given (Psalm 37:3) to give glory back to Him.
are too busy thinking of what we are going to do next. I
Time is so fleeting. We all have an expiration date on
hate to admit it, but I have always been a worrier, but the
our lives. So, while we are here, we should make the most
Word admonishes us in Matthew 6:34 to “not worry about
of all our moments. We cannot do anything about the past;
tomorrow.” There is a reason our time is segmented into
it is gone. We cannot do anything about the future; it is in
days and nights. God knew how much we could handle at
God’s hands. All we can do is live fully and completely
one time.
each moment we are given in the present. Time is a gift He
not waste a moment of our lives either. James 4:14 reminds us that our life is a vapor, here for a little while, then it is gone. That verse drives the point home to me that we should
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gives us each day to open and enjoy and glorify Him with our lives. About The Author
While we should not rush through our lives, we should
Dorothy Teague is a Tennessee native, who resides in McMinn County with her husband, Lewis, on their farm. After completing 31.5 years as a teacher in the Bradley County School System, she is active in her church at Eastanallee Baptist Church where she is a member of the choir and praise team.
