"Live like there is no tomorrow." Or, "Live like you are dying" - They are popular adages, quoted in movies and popular music, but there can be a problem with these notions if they are not done wisely. If
we live like there is no tomorrow, it
can free us to do some great things... or some really dumb things.
In
contrast, people who live like they want to see 100, or at least a
vigorous 85, (at which age they sill plan to be enjoying life to the
full), they plan ahead. They eat well, they save their money, and they
don't streak for the hell of it.
You
always hear the stories about people who took great risk and reaped
great rewards, but people rarely write books about taking great risks,
losing everything, and not being free to do anything, because they are in
debt up to their eye balls, smashed up their body in an accident, caught a disease, or have lost a relationship that will never
recover. Can God heal some of these things? Yes. Does he always? No.
It's cool to say "I have no regrets." But lets be honest, most of us
have regrets. Some consequences are long lasting.
In
other words, there is a difference between wisely risking everything,
and foolishly risking everything. So don't live like there is no
tomorrow, live FOR tomorrow, by making wise, sometimes boring, choices
today. THEN, if a level of counter-intuitive wisdom (maybe the Holy
Spirit) says give it all up for a very good reason, then ok, go for it.
But we should not simply live carefree for the hell of it. Take responsibility for your future. Make life happen, don't let life happen.
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