Your Best Days Are Now

I was watching a year old sermon by Bishop Jakes yesterday that I had seen over a year ago, in person, at The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas.

It was kind of surreal, listening to a sermon I'd heard before, remembering specific lines from the message, remembering, even, how we felt in when we heard it the first time.

I even caught glimpses of me, Stephen, and Psalm in the audience as the camera swept past us.

But what stood out to me, and what I've awoken early this a.m. being reminded of, was the phrase: "Your best days are NOW."

Bishop Jakes was talking about our PURPOSE and how the harvest is white, but sometimes we can't see how ripe it is when we're standing in it.

"Why did Jesus have to tell them the harvest is ripe?" asked Bishop Jakes. "If they could tell that, he wouldn't have had to state the obvious. It's because they couldn't see it themselves."

He told us that we look and feel better now than we ever will. That we think, "I'll wait until THIS and THIS happen before I jump in..." But the time is now!"

Messages like this make me worry sometimes, because I know that time is swiftly flying by. I try not to think too often about how old I am this year, think about what may lie ahead, and whether I choose to think about it or not--my time is limited.

My BEST days are now. Now. And I need to stop giving excuses and just LIVE them to the best of my ability in Christ. Today, this day. With all my heart.