Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 

We are readily available to do something whenever it encompasses our comfort zone.  Sure, it is easy to perform a job or talk to someone when you know what is involved.  People, places, and things familiar to us make living a lot easier than moving into uncharted waters.  Why feel uneasy about something when you have good old reliable daily happenings?  Your mind comprehends the shallow water as "safe" instead of the deeper "unknown" water.  You cling to habits and understanding that bring you warm fuzzy feelings.

You wake up in the morning ready to accomplish pre-conceived plans and/or visit people you have scheduled in your calendar book.  Unforeseen events redirect your plans but you strive to maintain that rigid schedule.  Beware!  You do not know when God intends for you to stear in a new direction.  Suddenly, you are standing in deep water away from the shore, farther than you anticipated.  Of course, all of this requires your cooperation.  You can accept the new road or struggle mightily to hold on to what was.

Enjoy the beauty that your life was meant to have.  Challenge is never easy nor was it meant to be one-sided.  God will provide you with a way in every situation if you hear His voice calling you.  The situations popping up today are unique to today.  Tomorrow is brand new.  It is continually renewing itself.  Why don't you?

I am always reminded of possibilites when going to work, seeing my children growing up, loving my family, playing, etc.  I see today "flying by."  Each day becomes a blur as I realize that my life is no longer in slow motion.  You make decisions today affecting you now and beyond.  Discernment acts as a filter to decide good ideas from bad ideas.

Recently, I was sorely reminded of giving up a comfort zone of mine in the midst of upheaval in church doctrine.  I always assumed that I would attend my local church from birth to death.  Worship style, music, and tradition had its proper place for me every Sunday,   I knew most parishioners and had served in various duties over the years.  Then, the unforeseen occurred.  The denomination's national church voted for a homosexual bishop, which regardless of how qualified he was, was against scripture to me.  They even allowed dioceses to decide whether to bless same sex unions.  My family immediately voiced our concern and said goodbye to our priest and friends.  This was not done maliciously or hastily but with great sorrow and forethought.  We didn't see this event heading our way.  This demanded immediate changes for my entire family, thus church shopping was placed on our lap.  We will adapt and be okay once a new church is found.  Today showed us a glimpse of what will be, especially now that a decision was made to change our lives.  Tomorrow will allow us to live out that change.