Life Is Short
Take this time to pray and ask God to give you wisdom for living your life, and to help you make some lasting decisions in accordance with His will. Ask Him to help you see things clearly as you dive into the devotional for today.
1 Peter 1:24-25 “For, ‘All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the LORD endures forever.’ And this is the word which was preached to you.”
Life is short. I’ve heard it described as the changing speed of a car taking off. Ages 1-10 are like going 1 to 10 miles an hour, a slow-paced travel that sometimes feels like you’re never going to get where you’re going. At ages 11-20 you seem to pick up speed, but life still feels very slow. You can tell, however, that things are changing and your speed is gradually increasing. During ages 21-30, you feel like now you’re getting somewhere. The trees are a little blurrier when you pass them, and the wind is a bit more powerful when you let your windows down. Ages 31-40 and 41-50 are when, if you stick your head out the window, you lose your breath because of the wind rushing by, and you can’t really focus on one thing too long, because it will have passed in a second. Ages 51-100 can be grouped together because of the noticeable changes that happen during this speed. Your surroundings are barely visible! Everything becomes a blur because you’re going so fast! Time is like that. The older you get, the faster time seems to go.
Life in our earthly bodies is so short. We’re like grass; it grows, the flower comes, it withers, and the flowers fade away. Don’t waste time dwelling on things that won’t matter next week or in ten years. Spend your time now doing things that truly matter. If you haven’t been before, start living your life with a purpose. Walk with Christ daily, obey His Word, and be a testimony to those around you. Later, God will add more to that for you to do. His Word endures forever! Read it, study it, memorize it, share it, and you’ll have it forever.
C.T. Studd reminds us, “Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last” (Goodreads, Inc., 2019).
Have I been living my life with purpose, or just doing whatever I want to whenever I want to?
What is God saying to me today?
How does this change my life, and what are my next steps to begin living with a purpose?