Live Life

I just finished reading the book "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. I enjoyed the book- an easy read, while yet challenging and convicting. There were a number of things he said that really caught my attention, but I want to reflect on one in particular. Towards the end of the book he quotes Annie Dillard who said, "How we live our days is... how we live our lives." He goes on to comment, "We each need to discover for ourselves how to live this day in faithful surrender to God." I was especially convicted by this given my present circumstances. I'm pretty limited in what I can do right now- I can't drive so I'm stranded at home the majority of the week; I'm in pain pretty much constantly so that's always on my mind, and limits what I can do even when I am able to leave the house; I'm unable to work at this great job; I have oodles of time, but not a ton of freedom to do with it what I want. This is my lot the next 2-3 months... how do I not waste this time? These months can be just as productive as if I were mobile, working, able to go volunteer or whatever. The way that they are productive has to take on quite a different form, but my life need not be on hold until my knee is healed. The way I choose to live my life today, even under unusual circumstances (when in reality, how often are we living in "usual circumstances"?), is the way I am likely to live the rest of my life. Obviously I'm not doomed if I choose to lie in my bed and watch TV all day, but if I choose to do that today, it's all the more likely that I will make a similar choice tomorrow. But if I choose to use the time to read, write, spend time in the Word and just still in God's presence... I'm all the more likely to make a similar decision tomorrow. I want my days to add up to a life of faithful pursuit of and surrender to God. It starts today. I need to keep that at the forefront of my mind. I will be called into account for this day, not just the days when I didn't have a jacked knee. How are you living today? Did you walk in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5, I believe) today? Worry about tomorrow tomorrow, are you living for Him today?