THIS IS YOUR LIFE

I have been thinking a lot about LIFE lately.  

Looking back over the past year with a cancer diagnosis, hospital stays, death of loved ones (really "Promotions" or "Graduations" to those who know Christ!), weddings, marathons, BEST YEAR YET, joy, sadness, and everything in between.

ALL of it has made up my version of "THIS IS YOUR LIFE!"

There was a TV Show (actually started as a radio program in 1948) that ran from 1952-1961 and then had a brief revival in 1971-1972 and again in 1983.  The original host (and creator) of the program was Ralph Edwards who would surprise guests and then take them through a retrospective of their lives.

If THIS IS YOUR LIFE was being played out today and YOUR life was being discussed...what would the host say about YOU?

STOP right now and think about the last 365 days...the last 180 days...the last 90 days....the last 30 days...and think about ALL that has taken place in your life that has made up your BEST YEAR YET.

You might say, "Tim, it hasn't been BEST YEAR YET material."  

The music band SWITCHFOOT has a song by this same title, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, and the lyric asks, "...this is your life, are you who you want to be?"

Question for you today:  What do you want your life to be?

My encouragement for your today is for you to LIVE (your life) BY DESIGN AND NOT BE DEFAULT.

Let's go out and purpose to make our life one that we can look back on without regret.  To GO after our BEST YEAR YET with everything we have!

THIS IS YOUR LIFE......tell me, are you who you want to be?