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Look here, you who say, \u2018Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog<\/em>\u2013it\u2019s here a little while, then it\u2019s gone. What you ought to say is, \u2018If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.\u2019 <\/sup>Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.\u201d<\/em> (James 4:13-16, NLT).<\/p>\n

I recently heard of a study involving the top CEOs of the biggest companies in the world, and one common theme was apparent.<\/p>\n

When interviewed, the majority of them said something like this: \u201cIf I could do it all over again, I would take time to stop and smell the roses. I would take more walks with my spouse. I wouldn\u2019t be so stressed and uptight. I would slow down and enjoy the journey more.\u201d<\/p>\n

This intrigued me, as I am also very career-driven and goal-oriented, so I researched this topic a bit more and stumbled upon an article about Bronnie Ware, author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Ware, who cared for those who were nearing the end of their lives, wrote: \u201cAll of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.\u201d<\/p>\n

After pondering, processing and praying about all of this, I\u2019ve come to this conclusion\u2013being driven is a good thing, as long as you take time to enjoy the journey in all of your \u201cdriven-ness.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how we should live life.<\/p>\n

We shouldn\u2019t be so consumed with our goals in life that we miss the privilege of living. It\u2019s important that we take time today and every day to appreciate the people and the blessings that God has given us.<\/p>\n

If we don\u2019t, when we finally reach our goals, after neglecting our friends and family along the way, we\u2019ll have no one to celebrate with us. Or, we will have worked so hard and so long to accomplish our goals, that we\u2019ll be too tired or in too poor health to savor that success.<\/p>\n

\"Winter<\/p>\n

We really can have it all, if we do it God\u2019s way. Allow Him to prioritize your life and direct your steps. And, don\u2019t be in too much of a hurry to bask in the beauty of the moment.<\/p>\n

Every day is a gift, so treat it as such. Then, when we get to the end of our lives, we won\u2019t have any regrets, only sweet memories of a life filled with love, laughter, success and satisfaction.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 things you should take time to do in the near future:<\/p>\n

1) Read a book to a special child in your life.<\/p>\n

2) Slow dance with your significant other.<\/p>\n

3) Watch the sun set, and thank God for painting the sky so beautifully.<\/p>\n

4) Take your dog for a walk.<\/p>\n

5) Visit or call your parents just to say you love them. (If your parents have already passed, then visit an elderly aunt or uncle.)<\/p>\n

6) Stop by your best friend\u2019s house with her favorite Starbucks concoction and share a few moments of cappuccino and conversation.<\/p>\n

7) Put on some worship music and praise the Lord at the top of your lungs.<\/p>\n

8) Go to that community concert that you\u2019re always too busy for\u2026you know you\u2019re going to love it!<\/p>\n

9) Look up into the night sky and find the various constellations, and then thank God for His handiwork.<\/p>\n

10) Do something silly and fun with your family like have a picnic in your living room or have pancakes for dinner or wear your PJs all day on Saturday while having a movie marathon.<\/p>\n

Pray this with me:<\/p>\n

Father, I am thankful for the reminder that every day is a gift. Help me to not get so caught up in the busyness of life that I forget to enjoy living and appreciating all of the blessings You have given me. <\/em><\/p>\n

And, Lord, please prioritize my life so that I will achieve the dreams You have placed in my heart while still enjoying the journey. In the precious Name of Your Son, Jesus, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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