“This is a gift to you. From the God who cares more than you know, He gave you today. Enjoy it. It is yours. There will never be another moment like this one.” TD Jakes
So what’s in a day? I was thinking about all so called ‘special days’, most of which in South Africa are public holidays such as women’s day, youth day, heritage day, Mandela day, birthdays and well the list goes on. These days are usually linked to some kind of commemoration of something or other and I am sure events that are important enough to be commemorated. These would have been the days when history was made or something significant happened. There is of course value in celebrating how far we have come and perhaps where we are now. My take is that every day is an opportune time to make history (whether in our personal lives, the lives of those around us or much wider).
I wonder though – how many of us spend time considering just how far what we do today will take us to tomorrow. To what extent are my actions today being progressive and impactful? One preacher said: “consider to what extent you are depositing in to other people’s lives so that we can be people of value.” It’s all well and good to celebrate achievements. Yet as humans we are also constantly moving forward and need to be focused on making the most of our time today while keeping our eyes just as much on where we want to go next.
It takes 24 hours at a time, to get a step closer to that mark. It takes the labour, the hours, the effort, the pushing as we take each step. It’s all in a day’s work to fill in the blank pages of our lives, to write the memories and achieve the things we set out for ourselves. It takes 24hrs at a time, to cease the opportunities, to improve at something, to win, to make a difference, to learn, to give, to do something linked to our destinies. Everyone has a destiny to fulfill because whether we like it or not, destinies are bigger than us and our personal desires.
At a recent conference I went to, I listened to an awesome speaker talk about his God given dreams to be an adventurer. As he recounted stories of his encounters and experiences during his expeditions, I realized that all it took was to do the best you can each day as a step to reaching the goals you have planned ahead. Without that action, it takes you that much longer to get there, if at all. Also key is having the vision of where it is you are going. As the scripture says that without vision, the people perish. I was touched as the speaker recounted how gratifying it was reaching the destination and appreciating the value of the days it took to get to that point, as well as the actions he took in those days. And of course as you conquer/reach one goal, the next one is up in line and it will take yet another 24hrs at a time to get there.
And so it goes. The point is this: we each have the same amount of hours a day (which equals to a new lease on life daily – Praise God). The outcome of that day is a result of what you put into it. What’s in a day for you?
