Good morning, early risers, and good evening to my night owls. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is staying safe. Let’s get into it. I’ve been reading this book called Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, and oh my goodness, it is such a powerful read. It follows an old man diagnosed with ALS who begins to share life lessons as his time on Earth comes to an end. Reading it made me reflect deeply on the illusion of time. We move through life assuming we have more time. Time to heal, time to chase dreams, time to fix broken things, and yet, that time isn’t guaranteed. Sometimes we waste it, sometimes we wait for it, and sometimes we forget it’s even ticking. As Pastor Jerry Flowers puts it, we’re living on borrowed time. The illusion of time, I believe, stems from inward thinking. We’re so focused on our own lives, our own to-do lists, our own survival, that we forget the greater reality: this life is fragile, fleeting, and not promised.

This is your invitation to pause. Ask yourself, how have I been using my time? What am I waiting for? What relationships need mending? What dreams are waiting in the wings? What visions have I shelved, hoping for the “perfect moment”? Here’s the spoiler: the perfect time does not exist. You can study, train, and prepare all you want, but life won’t always wait for you to feel ready. Sometimes you just have to move. Step out on faith and let God handle what you cannot. Anxiety often disguises itself as control, as if thinking through every outcome will give us sovereignty over life. But only God holds that power. As Jerry Flowers also said, anxiety is just a twisted attempt to play God, to be sovereign in our own right. But we’re not. So release it. Lift your hands. Surrender it all. He already knows the outcome.

We don’t know what tomorrow holds. Someone who passed today had plans for the week. That’s the sobering truth. So live. See each day as a gift, not a given. Honor the blessings we overlook: the sound of birds, the movement of our limbs, the ability to breathe freely and think clearly. And above all, be wise with your time. For those waiting for perfection, take one step forward. Just one. Be blessed, and be a blessing.

“How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.”

James 4:14 NLT