Keep It In The Moment

Keep me in the monument!

There was a jingle that Folgers came up with in the 80’s that was quite catchy. “The best part of waking up in Folgers in your cup. For people I know that drink coffee, and for those of us who don’t, there might be some truth in that. I say for those who don’t because I know how cranky people can be till that get that first fix. I get up and I have a burst of energy, but I have been warned many times to let them get their first cup of coffee before I start with them.

I am not a coffee drinker and I consider myself a morning person very much. I never have set an alarm clock in my life. I have an internal one. But they said when I was young that I would get up and someone would try to talk to me I would say, “Don’t talka me”.

But I took a survey once and asked that question, “What is the best part of waking up?” I received answers like; “Going back to sleep shortly after”. “Hitting that snooze button”. One person said to get to eat breakfast. Some were more spiritual like; “Waking up knowing that God gave me the breath to have another day on this earth. “Getting to say good morning God”. “Knowing that I have the opportunity to tell others about Christ so that they can accept Christ”. One of my favorites was simply, “Waking up”. You see that no matter what your day consist of, getting up is better than the alternative of not waking up.

Time is valuable. For an example; the Doctor informs you that you have a terminal illness. One of the first questions that you want to know is, “How much time do I have? Time is life. I see youth that I have worked with sense their 6th grade graduating and leaving for college. I look back at my photos in my phone and see my grandbabies when they were just little and now they are 9 and 7. The older I get, the more I think where did time go?

You can run out of money but still have time. You can run out of gas, and you still have time. But if you run out of time you have nothing. You hear people talk to others all the time about managing your money, but you need to manage your time as well. You can make more money but you can’t make more time. You can make more friends but you can’t make more time.

God has given each of us an allotted amount of time. So what you do with the time HE has given you is important. We need to manage our time. It is important to God. Either we manage our time or our time will manage us. So how can we manage our time wisely? Our text today will be one simple verse. Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made. Let’s rejoice and be glad today!

You have today. There is no promise of a tomorrow. That is why we need to see each day is a blessing from God. So what are some ways that we can rejoice and be glad each day? First…

Each day as a GIFT from God!

Notice the only day that is mentioned in this verse is “this day”. He does not talk about yesterday or tomorrow, only this day. Every minute you have, every breath you take, is a gift from God.

Have you ever heard or maybe made the statement yourself, “I wish I had as much time as you do?” Now think about that. I understand what you are trying to say, but we all have 24 hours in a day. Not matter where you are located, you might be in a different time zone, but there is 24 hours in one day and you cannot add to it and you cannot take away from it. We all have the same amount of time.

And if you are like me and you think, “I don’t have the time to do everything that I need to do.” Guess what. Join the crowd. There was a study done by USA today and it showed that the average time needed to do everything we want to do would require 42 hour days; almost double what we have in a day. That means that it is practically impossible for us to get everything we want done in a days’ time. I know in my work, we are down to two sales people and my work load has more than doubled in the last year or so. I have learned just to do the best I can and what I don’t get done will be there tomorrow.