This marriage would have been okay, because countries usually secured peace between them in this way. Early in his life Solomon had the sense to recognize his need for wisdom." But, Solomon went against God's will and his father David's instructions and made a pact with Egypt by marrying Pharaoh's daughter. As the NLT Bible says: "Wisdom is only effective when it is put into action. He had gotten away from God and way off track. But, unfortunately Solomon didn't always use that wisdom.
You remember Solomon…the man who pleased God by asking for wisdom to rule his people. You look back on things and say, "if only." Gosh, where did the years go? Why didn't I spend more time doing this or that? The key is not to come to a point, late in life, where you have lots of regrets. And all of its moments can be remembered, can be celebrated or regretted, but can never be retrieved." Those important things don't come with do-overs, make-overs, or re-dos.Īs Ortberg points out "At the end of every day, one more box in the calendar has been shifted from the future column to the past column, from possibility to history. Life has to be lived going forward, you can't go backwards. As "little Ortberg" said the problem is that life doesn't have a rewind button. But let's consider it from the Regret Prevention point of view because each day that passes without having done something of significance is a day that can't be recovered. Maybe I'm doing this because I have so many things I want to accomplish…so many projects on the board…and have so little leisure time to spend with the Lovely Susette and well…time marches on. How each one is specially gift-wrapped by God for us to enjoy and make the most of.īut, I want to take a look at it from a little different perspective to even further emphasize how important it is to not throw away time. Is it just me, but does it seem these weeks go by faster all the time for you as well? I know…I've talked about this subject in a previous devotion or two, saying how precious each day is. I bring this concept up today because I think it is something we should all consider and revisit often. Time is our one indisputably non-renewable resource." He says, "Every day, every second, carries with it it's own finality. Ortberg shared the story to make a point. It was his son who made the great discovery in pre-kindergarten years. John Ortberg told the story in a chapter called "Prevent Regret" (When the Game is Over it all goes Back in the Box). "The trouble with life is that it doesn't have a rewind button," said the boy. What's the trouble with life?" the surprised Mom asked. The three year old who had a fascination with machines and gadgets had been playing with a tape recorder for about an hour when he looked up and said, "Mom, you know what the trouble with life is?" Labor are filled with pain and grief even at night they cannot rest. So what do people get for all their hard work? Their days of Every morning is a new beginning for me to improve and grow.Monday Morning Devotion-September 1, 2008 Some time, I may be affected by outside pressures and the pressure I put on myself, but I should always remember that tomorrow will be a better day. If we can always go back and fix something, there really is no point in advancing. It may be true that I could be a higher level than where I am today if I went back and fixed my mistakes, but we have a better chance of growing and improving by learning from our mistakes. Both the good and bad decisions we make in life will teach us something. Every step we take in life is useful and beneficial to us, no matter if they are good or bad.
For the second time in my life, I wish there was a rewind button where I can just go back and fix my mistakes and remake those choices.īut at the same time, I also thought to myself, we really don’t need a rewind button. There aren’t many times I regret what I’ve done, but this conversation I had with my friend really caused me to rethink my activities. I have done little things throughout my school years, but they aren’t important enough to mention or write about. Even my volunteer position is a norm for students in Arcadia and Temple City. Sure, I volunteer at the hospital and I have become a leader of my department, but other than that, I really don’t have much to show. But when I try to remember what I have accomplished, I was not able to think of anything. I look around and I see everyone involved in ASB, Link Crew, band, orchestra, etc. As I wait for my acceptance letters, I began to realize how inadequate I was compared to most students at Arcadia High School.
I was talking to a friend just now about how I feel as if I haven’t accomplished anything in my four years of high school.
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