Whatever you do, do it now.

This morning while at the gym, a question was posed to me. “Do you think you will be working out at 70 [years old]? The question was from the wife of a couple that continues to stay in shape refusing to let a number determine what they do. My response was that I would be thrilled to be alive at 70! The discussion went on to talking about how fast time goes. Most of us are familiar with these discussions. You talk about how fast the kids grow up, the changes in life, and things of that sort. I didn’t really put much brain energy into it until the husband stepped in and said “Whatever you do, do it now.”

What a statement! There is great wisdom in what he said. How often do we procrastinate whether it is getting physically fit, or going on a mission trip, or something as seemingly simple like telling someone you love them. We think “tomorrow I will do that” or “the time just isn’t right”.

What if tomorrow never comes?

I think in the area of my passion, philanthropy, we can justify not helping another person, family, or organization just as we do the others. We tell ourselves that we cannot afford it or they will use my gift for something bad, so I just wont help. We pad our savings account, retirement, and 401k’s while others suffer.
In our marriages, we think the other person will always be there no matter what. Why put off telling your spouse how much you appreciate them? Why not say how much we love them MULTIPLE times per day? If we notice something, why not point it out?

Again, I ask, what if tomorrow never comes?

Every single day we are faced with a plethora of choices. You could say that we have multiple “paths” to walk down each day. The question to ask ourselves is “am I taking the path of least resistance, or the path of the narrow gate”?

Don’t wait because tomorrow may not come.

"And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality...."

- 2 Corinthians 8:10-14