Before It's Too Late



This is a photo of Graveyard Fields in mid September. Fall begins here on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC and then extends north and south. If you arrive in mid to late October you will see only brown, crunchy leaves scattered on the ground and bare trees. The end of September is probably peak for this one location while all else around remains green.

Seeing this reminded me that we need to experience and enjoy life to the fullest while God gives us the capacity to do so. While you may plan for a future of travel and endless adventures in retirement, there is no guarantee you even have one more day on this earth.

Look at the words of Solomon...

There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from Him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? (Ecclesiastes 2:24-25)

If you work hard for a living then you ought to enjoy the fruits of your labor by taking time along life's journey to hike a mountain trail, sit on a sunny beach, soak in a back road's sunset, cast your line into a trout stream, raft some rolling waters, listen to the birds sing, love on your friends and family, sing at the top of your lungs in worship, or whatever brings you bliss.

What does the Psalmist say about your life?

You [God] saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book! (Psalm 139:16)

Since our days are numbered and only God knows how many we have, I suggest that you start checking off those bucket list dreams... before it's be too late.

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