Last night
hubby and I were driving home from my favourite ice cream joint and I asked if
he wanted to go for a walk with me on a trail we’ve never journeyed. Since I hadn’t brought my camera, I couldn’t
take it along, and sure enough, there were several pictures I would have taken
if I’d had it. He just kept reminding me
(jokingly) how the light shone just right for that picture, and the texture of
that plant made for an interesting shot, if only… Ergh! So
I missed about ten good shots because I thought “I probably won’t have a use
for it.”
Perhaps I
will try the path tomorrow when I am driving by, but there is no guarantee the
flowers will look the same as they did yesterday or that it will not rain. And it rained today so that may have changed
things as well. Still, I will take a
chance and hope for the best, trying to remember it’s always safer to have my
camera at all times. Did I tell you I love my new camera? I captured a shot of an 1/8th moon
that was bright on the outside and showed the craters on the edge of the
inside. So cool!
I heard about
someone who died the other day and I wondered if I had ever missed an
opportunity to share the good news with them.
I don’t remember if we even spoke to each other. How sad is that? I think missing out sharing the love of Jesus
Christ is the worst of the missed opportunities because it could result in some
person ending up in hell. I wouldn’t
want that for anyone.
And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim
the gospel to all the creation. Mr. 16:15
…that through
my mouth the nations should hear the
Word of the gospel, and believe. Ac. 15:7
In the
mornings I usually jog 5k on my treadmill or outside on a rare occasion. Most days I have time to properly stretch
after, but if I am late getting started I run out of time and have to leave
before stretching. This means I will
likely end up getting stiff especially in the neck and hip area. There are always excuses to missed
opportunities, but excuses won’t change the fact we lost out on something
helpful, fun, incredible, exciting, interesting, etc. Personally, I’m going to endeavour to make
time, open more conversations, and carry my camera all the time rather than
losing out on something good.
making the best use of your (opportune) time because
the (days) times are evil. Ep. 5:16
ISV
Walk in wisdom toward those on the outside, redeeming
the (opportune) time. Cl. 4:5
Come now, those saying, Today or tomorrow we will go
into such a city and spend a year there, and we will trade and will make a
profit, who do not know of the morrow. For what is
your life? For it is a vapor, which appears for a little time, and then
disappears. … Therefore to him who knows
to do good, and does not do it, to him
it is sin. Jm. 4:13,14,17
Please don’t miss this opportunity to personally know the Lord (deep down) if you don’t already, and surrender your life to Him. Consider:
…Today if you will hear His voice, harden not
your hearts...
Hb. 3:15