Tomorrow

 Today is a special day. A Holy day. A day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

  Ye know not what shall be on the morrow

   James 4:14

“Tomorrow” is the devil’s great ally—the very Goliath in whom he trusts for victory. “Now” is the stripling sent forth against him.… The world will freely agree to be Christians tomorrow if Christ will permit them to be worldly today.

William Arnot

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

All too often we put off until tomorrow what needs to be done today. The problem with that is that tomorrow may never come. Hearing and moving forward when the Lord calls is paramount for the life of your soul. Those whom He selects to His service may be someone else's lifeline. Tomorrow may not be an option for them so today is the day to answer His call. 

I know I said there will be no post today but I felt the need to post today anyway. Have a Wonerful Christmas holiday. May the good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."

Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow seems a long way off. It will get here in its own good time. It is not a "given" that we will see that time come to pass. Life is fleeting and finite. Looking in the future is all fine and good but if you concentrate on it and dwell on what could be you will most assuredly miss the gift of the present. Most of the bible focuses on the here and now with good reason. The present is what God finds to be important. The time for action is now not the future. In the present is where we need to be if we are to walk the straight and narrow path. In the present is where forgiveness can be found. Procrastination is not something the Lord teaches us. All of the things He teaches us is in the present. Not the future. The present is where we begin and the future is where the goal we seek lies. If you arrive at the end and have not yet begun it is too late. The old adage "shoulda, coulda, woulda" is of no use when the end becomes the here and now. All too often I have found myself in the "shoulda, coulda, would" end game. At this point the meaningful purpose for making a difference is lost and either gone forever or someone else has seen the need in the present and accomplish the need. It is also called being luke warm for the Lord. Christ lived in the day, not the future. He was aware of the future but He lived in the present, taught in the present,  healed in the present, lived in the present. 

The next few flower images are from a site called paint "Paint The World". They have some really nice graphics that are free to color.

This was colored as a blue variegated German Iris. 

The Copic colors used are:

That is it for this post. May the god Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to always "Love The Details."

Tomorrow

 

Have you ever thought about the what tomorrow will bring? Do you count on tomorrow for your dreams to be fulfilled? Have you ever looked back and thought, "If only." Yesterday is what could have been. Tomorrow is what might be. Today is. Allowing the moment to slip away in the here and now is a travesty of our life. Unlike Christ we have no inkling what the future holds. It may never come to be a reality. The moment is too precious to allow it to slip away unnoticed. We as Christians need to realize the moment we are in is all we really have. It is OK to dream but we only have the moment we are living in. We should begin our day in thanks to the Lord for His blessings and grace. Dreams can be expressed but they are never guaranteed. The future is not a certainty and the past is not changeable but the present is both. It can be savored, enjoyed or rejected only while it is lived. It is one of the blessings we are graced with. What we do with the moment becomes our past and creates the possibilities of our future. Thank the Lord.

I know I have shared some of my needle work in the past seven years. One of my ultimate favorites is Called "The Prophet". My dear wife searched for this for some time b ut no one had it since it was discontinued. I was very disappointed but she gave it one last try when she was in a little craft store in Allentown, PA. The shop was a jumble of items from front to back, floor to ceiling. When asked if she had it, she went to the back of the store where it would have never been found and found it. It was given to me as a present. It is the prized piece of art work for many reasons not the least of which is that it was an answered prayer and a gift from the heart from my DW.

I looked on the internet for the company that produced this but it is not out there as far as I can see. It is an impressive image. The gold streaks were VERY difficult to do. The thread was a true twisted metal that broke more often than not. This hangs in our downstairs hallway. 

Thanks for stopping by and thank you if you left a comment. They are much appreciated. God bless and remember to "Love The Details."