James 4:14 “Yet you 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.”
On Sunday November 10, my dog was running down the steps to
go play Frisbee when she either miss stepped or missed a step and fell. She
started squealing and could not walk. We took her to the emergency vet where
they did an x-ray. She had fractured her elbow and would need surgery. She
fractured her other elbow when we was six months old. We gave her surgery and
she made a full recovery. This time was different though. Because of her age
there was no guarantee she would make a full recovery and surgery cost several
thousands of dollars so we made a hard decision and decided to put her down.
That day started off just as any other day and then the
unexpected happened. Throughout the whole day I kept thinking about how short
life is and that none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow. I find myself pushing
things off until tomorrow whether it is really tomorrow or a month from, a year
from now or even five years from now. I get so caught up in today and what
needs to get done that I need to start living life as if there is no tomorrow
because tomorrow may never come. I need to do things like stare in wonderment
of the starry night, actually stop to smell a rose, really and truly do unto
others, and love those He has placed in my life especially those who are hard
to love.
Thank God for today, for giving you breath and enjoy the
simple things in life. I know I will.
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