It was in the middle of the night, about this time of the year. I was a very young guy, not yet married. I was wrestling with what to do next – with my life. I did not know. Inside, I was wrestling with anxiety, worry, and fear about the future. “What am I going to do” was the question that I kept asking. Then one day I heard someone ask this question:
Where will you be when you get where you are going?
In other words, if I keep making the same kind of decisions that I normally do (often with little thought), if I keep the same habits, if I keep the same attitude, where will my life ultimately be?
I knew I had a lot of changes to make. All of these changes would take place slowly (with many false starts and moments of failure). However, my life began to move in a different direction because, by the grace of God, the seemingly small decisions and habits that I made daily began to change.
Where will you be when you get where you you are going?
Where will your life be, if you continue to have the same attitude?
Where will your life be, if you continue to spend money the way you are now?
Where will your life be, if you continue to have the same old habits?
Where will your life be, if you continue that particular friendship?
Where will your life be, if you stay just the way you are while focusing on others and how they need to change?
I find this useful. Perhaps you will as well. This is what I have been thinking about the last few weeks. You might find that this is worth thinking about. Because of this, I am making some adjustments — some much needed adjustments.