"Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts." Psalm 90:12 HCSB
By all accounts, this has been one of the worst flu seasons in recent history with TIME Health reporting, "A total of 30 children have died from influenza this flu season, including 10 new cases reported to the CDC as of Jan. 13. It is not yet clear how many adults in total have died from the flu, although individual cases of adults dying from influenza causes have been reported." Katie Denise Oxley Thomas, a 40-year-old mother of three in San Jose, CA, was one of those adults. Katie, who was a marathon-runner and considered extremely healthy, died just two days after catching the flu. Her sister said, "The doctor was saying that he had never seen anything like this, and it was not supposed to happen."
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You know, whether we like it or not, things that are “not supposed to happen" happen every single day. People, young and old, die unexpectedly leaving us to mourn their loss and reflect on how life can end in an instant, taking our dreams and aspirations with it. Moses certainly understood that and so asked, "Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts." You see, Moses realized that his time was limited and wanted God to instruct him on just how limited it was. And he wanted the God-given prudence to do only those things the Lord had called him to before his time was over - working not for personal gain but for eternal gain.
And you know, you and I would be smart to ask the same. To pray that God would give us an awareness of how fleeting our time really is and the discernment to spend it wisely - tirelessly, persistently and intentionally working to make a difference in the lives’ of others and in the world around us. Because that, my friend, is the wisest way to use our days.
Heavenly Father, thank you for the reminder that our lives are short at best, and some shorter than others. Help us to live each day as if it were our last that we wouldn’t waste precious time on anything that won't make an eternal difference in the life of someone else. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
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