Why were the Titanic's lifeboat drills cancelled the very day she sank? No one really knows. But in hindsight, it's hard not to see that as a missed moment. A miss that cost many people their lives.
Of course, no one boards a ship expecting it to sink. No one wakes up thinking this will be the day that unravels everything. Everything is always fine until it's not. In some way, then, we all live with a bit of a "tomorrow will be fine" mentality. We take for granted things will work out the way we plan them. That there's always more time.
Now, to be sure, I'm not an alarmist. But I have learned how fragile life is. And not just life, but the societal systems around it we think will always hold. They don't always. And the don't hold for everyone.
I am a hopeful person. Mainly because of what I believe about the promises of God. But real hope doesn't mean ignoring the realities of the world around us. Tomorrow will be fine is a privileged position. Please recognize that. As someone wisely said: "Just because it's not happening to you doesn't mean it's not happening." For many, tomorrow doesn't feel fine. It feels heavy, uncertain and already like a fight that began today. 
In Jesus' name, tomorrow will be. It may be good, great or bad for me. And it may not be the same for you. Actually, it may not even be at all for me. So, our confidence must come, not from the assurance of our plans and routines, but in the assurance that tomorrow is always in God's hands.
Otherwise, we'll find ourselves in a spiritual stagnation. We'll miss moments for growth and obedience to God. We'll find ourselves delaying important work. All the while numbing ourselves with distraction and calling it peace even as the Spirit is prompting us to move, to speak, to prepare and to love.
So, what step of faith is God calling you to take today? Don't always assume there will always be time. Today's all you have.
Stay blessed...john | 
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