My life feels like an endless countdown. Honestly, I'm not exactly sure what I'm counting down to. There's always that next thing in line that I have to get through, and I'm constantly thinking to myself "I just have to get through this... just (x) more days and then it'll be over." The problem is, once I've overcome that hurdle there's another one I arrive at. Or, if there's a particular day that I'm looking forward to (for example, Thanksgiving break) then once that day is over, I'm not sure what to do with myself. That's when I start searching for another day to look forward to.
I know I'm not the only person who experiences this; I just wonder if there will ever come a day when everyone like that will realize they don't live in the moment and will just snap out of it. Living in the past or in the future is not how you enjoy life. Life is a collection of moments carried out from day to day that accumulate into what we can only hope is beautiful. If you're focused on something that's going to happen in the future, chances are you'll miss out on something even more spectacular happening right next to you.
This is all so easy to explain in words, but seems so much harder to actually live out. We get so weighed down by the struggles of everyday life that we obtain our perseverance through what we expect will happen tomorrow. What if that perseverance came from within, only from a sheer drive to come out the other side stronger and more prepared for greater strife that might come later? Better yet, what if we just handed it all over to God and let him help carry the burden and trusted he would take care of everything? Yes, we must live for the eternal life God has prepared for us in Heaven, but at the same time we must take each day as it comes and experience the world He has created merely for our enjoyment and his delight.
