"Knowing the future is difficult; controlling the future is impossible."

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2012-10-02) from his book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential (p. 232). Center Street. Kindle Edition.

I want to, though, don’t you? I mean, I am 65+ and I really want to control my future. I want to feel that I am secure and that everything is going to be great. That would be great but it is impossible. I can’t control my future and I can’t even know what it is going to be like.

But John goes on and says that “Knowing today is essential; controlling today is possible.” Today is all I have to work with, tomorrow I give to God. But to emphasize, I do have today. I have the potential to still make choices of how I am going to live each day.

I am also reading a book by Bill Hybels called, The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God,Having the Guts to Respond. And on page 79 he says, “Many of God’s whispers are offered to save us from difficulties and pain that we don’t have the wisdom or maturity to foresee.” All we have to do is to choose to do what He whispers to us to do. You still have the power to choose. Click on the title and go to Amazon.com where you can buy the book so you can read more about this subject.

Of course the choice of having a relationship is up to you. And that is a choice you can make today that will make a difference in your future.

So how are you doing with your day?

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