Today's the Day

Lately, I've been anticipating Circle of Friends Camp. Never mind--I anticipate it all year long! After counting down eight months, two weeks, and three days, I only have two more days to wait! So when I woke up this morning, I thought, with a great tingle of excitement, "Today's the day!" And then I remembered. "Today's not the day. And neither is tomorrow. We don't leave until Friday." I was so disappointed!

Circle of Friends Camp is one of my favorite things I do all year long. I feel like I leave a piece of my heart with those children, and I eagerly long all year for Memorial Day weekend. This week feels like it's taking a month. I'm ready to go TODAY! Really, I feel somewhat like a four-year-old waiting to turn five. "Only two more days? I don't think I'll make it that long!"

So I was really disappointed first thing in the morning, and that wasn't the best way to start my day. I remained rather gloomy for the duration of the morning and afternoon. In the middle of the evening God suddenly banished my clouds and opened my eyes to something amazing. Our conversation went something like this:

Him: "Today's the day!"

Me: "No, Friday's the day!" Sigh.

Him: "No, today's the day--today is the day for you to know me more!"

And so I saw that today's not a wasted day just because it's not the day I'm waiting for. Today is a priceless gift, too! Today is the day to seek and find Jesus. Today is the day to learn and grow. Today is the day to praise, to pray, to rejoice. Today is the day to live! And I am thankful.

"Found love beyond all reason
You gave your life, Your all for me
Called me yours forever...

"Found hope, found life, found all I need
You're all I need!

"The time has come to stand for all we believe in
So I for one am going to give my praise to you
Jesus

"Today, today, it's all or nothing
All the way, the praise goes out to you
Yeah, all the praise goes out to you

"Today, today I live for one thing
To give you praise in everything I do
Yeah, all the praise goes out to you..."

--The Time Has Come, one of my favorite Hillsong United songs