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smiling at May


Welcome to May.  May is a good month.  But it did seem like March and April were years and years long.  This new month ought to bring opportunities for growth and getting out, healing and learning, and much more.

Some of the reasons that I like May …. my dad’s birthday (and this year is his 80th on May 5th), our oldest daughter’s birthday, the National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday, Mother’s Day (and I sure do miss her), school typically is out for the summer, the weather changes to be a little warmer, more signs of spring all around nature, vacation with the family is not far away, church projects and outreach is in full swing, and more.

The thing that I want to share today is that we need some positive things to look to.  We need to understand that the weeks we have just come through do not define us, our families, the church, or even our country.  Growth is coming.  Challenges are coming too.

How will I look at the future?  Last evening I had a chance to be part of an event for graduating seniors.  It was cool.  A few other people shared about life choices and how to get ahead.  It was about #faith, #finances, and #friendship, and I was the guy who talked about faith.

One of the passages that I shared always sticks out to me.  It helps us look to the future.  Read on.

Philippians 3:12-14  NLT
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

I haven’t arrived, but I have goals.  My past doesn’t trip me up or define me.  The future is before me, and the future is bright and full of opportunities.  I will reach forward, and I will set more goals.

Another Scripture that mentions the future comes from the passage that is always used on Mother’s Day, and this verse is one that we need to know and learn from.

Proverbs 31:25  GW
She dresses with strength and nobility, and she smiles at the future.

Why does she smile at the future?  It is because her life is lived with purpose and joy.  The future is full of the same.  

We can learn from the past as we step in the future.  This new month offers us lots to smile about.
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