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One Day
Ready or not it's 2012, ready or not I turn 52 in a few short weeks and ready or not I found a little gray in my hair (let me reiterate just a little). As we all know time marches on and the big question always remains the same, what will we do with the time we have been given? You see time is a gift that we've been given to use to make history where ever our foot shall step. Read and ponder this quote from CS Lewis...
"We are not faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity. The tide in the affairs of men does not remain at flood - it ebbs. (to diminish or lessen in intensity) We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, 'too late."
We have unfortunately all used the words like, one day, sooner or later, sometime, in the future or the dreaded someday. Regrettably these words far too often become our actions which have stolen from us, our families and the world around us by hiding behind the notion of "One Day"
One day I'll apply for that new job or start my own business
One day I'll start saving money
One day I'll start praying, worshipping and reading more scripture
One day I'll start giving more of my time, talent and energy to those less fortunate
One day I'll start to get healthy or take that risk
One day ____________ (you fill in the blank)
"One day" may be the most dangerous and perilous words we can speak. Consider what CS Lewis wrote about and let's not allow the "too late" to sneak up and steal from us. 2012 can be your moment and this can be your time to achieve, engage and win. Remember knowledge is power but action gets things done. Go ahead and pull the trigger!
2012 is a big year for Be the Gift as well. As we expand and grow we need people of action that will bring their life to the threshold of adventure and accomplishment and help change the world for single moms and their children. There is a place for everyone who says yes, who will say "I'll help make history a positive, faithful and blessed time to be alive." Remember, we were created by God to be "His hands, His feet and His mouthpiece". You can choose to be that person of action and the miracle in someone's life. | 
