Seize the Day!

Although the coronavirus has hit, putting a halt to our “normal lives”, now is the time to seize the day! It’s time to seize this day, this very moment that has been given to you! Most of us lead such busy lives that we are rushing from one thing to another, and we are exhausted! We continue to say, “yes” to commitments and activities and we say “yes” so many times that we suddenly find that our days are filled with hours of busyness and only mere moments, minutes with our families at home. And maybe those few minutes you have at home with your family are rushed minutes trying to get the kids to bed.

In Acts 1, Jesus tells his disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promised gift, the Holy Spirit, and upon receiving the Holy Spirit, they would have the power to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Paraphrased from Acts 1-8).
As believers, as ones who have received the power of the Holy Spirit, we have this promised gift from our Heavenly Father that equips us to be His disciples and witnesses to those around us, but let’s not overlook the order of places that Jesus said their witness would reach. The first place they would begin their outreach would be in the city of Jerusalem, in the very place that Jesus said to wait to receive the gift of the Holy Spirt. From that point on, it would grow and spread outward, but this ministry, this witness had to begin where they were.
Our witness must also begin where we are, and that is in our homes. The witness and discipleship for our children is vital and it is a responsibility that God has given to every parent/caretaker. With the constant busyness our lives hold, I’m afraid many are guilty of overlooking our Jerusalem, myself included, and we even seek to have ministry opportunities that skip over the starting point- our homes.
Over the next several weeks, many of us will have a very unique opportunity, unlike any other, that we will probably experience in our life time. With extra activities being closed, for children and adults alike, we will have a flip flop in our time. Instead of fleeting moments with our children each day, many of us will now have hours each day to be at home to invest in our families. We will have more time to witness in our Jerusalem. With that being said, let’s seize the day! Let’s make the most of the opportunity that has been given to us, regardless of how inconvenient our “new normal” for the next few weeks may feel. The days we are entering are temporary, but the effects that could come from this daily investment and making the most of this time could be eternal! Let’s seize the day!