The Temptation to Jump Into the Future
Story time:
I graduate from college in 201 days (!!!!!!). I am looking forward to that day more than I can describe to you. That is not a knock on my friends. Or on Drake University. I am just so ready to be done. I am ready to be living my dream of being in full-time ministry. Lately, I've had the temptation to live as if I'm already there. The problem, however, is that I'm currently not there. I still have 201 days to go. I've neglected some of the people that are right in front of me.I've neglected some of the school work sitting on my desk.
I've neglected some serving opportunities staring me right in the face. Why have I done this? It's because I'm looking past them at the things that might be, not the things that are. I am all about visioning, and creating goals, and looking to the future. My temptation though is to jump there before it's time. I'm looking past friends that I shouldn't be. I'm looking past the school work that is going to allow me to get that full-time job. (Don't worry mom, my grades aren't slipping. I just procrastinate too much. :-)). Today is Monday, October 26, 2009. It is not May 16, 2010. I don't want to pretend to be there already. It's good to be making connections outside of school. It's good to be working on some personal projects. But I cannot let those things happen at the expense of the life that is staring me in the face right now. Our world creates a temptation to live beyond and through our current circumstances. Recognize that, and then look around and see the things that are right in front of you. Think about it.
