Northern Cardinal / Cardinalis cardinalis

The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of Indiana.

I was working this morning on the sermon I'm to deliver at the Women's Retreat when I noticed this female Cardinal. 

You may think I'm easily distracted.  I like to think I'm able to quickly focus on a vast array of assorted topics in rapid sequence.  All I know is when I stop typing and look up...I see things.  When I glanced up this morning, I visualized a picture of this bird and thought, "Well now, I can see the photo so I better get my camera and take it."

If you don't take the picture, it'll fly away.  Truth is...it'll fly away whether you get the shot, or not.  The question is, "Did you engage the opportunity while you could?" 

Life roils in the wake of your answer to that question. 

Opportunities come and go.  If you don't maximize the moment, it'll fly away.  In fact, the moment will pass whether you lean in to exploit it, or not.  The question is, "Will you engage the moment while you can?"

Today I'm busy.  I have a lot to do.  I've got my minutes all planned out (χρόνος/chronos), but I'm never sure when a God-ordained-moment-of-opportunity will occur (καιρός/kairos).

I plan to make the most of the opportunities God gives me.  I don't want today's opportunities to fly away without my notice. I want to make the most of each occasion.

What are you planning to do with the moments God gives you today?

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 says, "After looking at the way things are on this earth, here's what I've decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that's about it. That's the human lot.  Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift!

   

Comments

[aaron dewinter]

Are you sure you never worked for National Geographic with all these great pictures you're taking? I do enjoy them. Thanks for this weekend by the way. It was a perfectly timed message from God for us.