How does one take care of their responsibilities today while looking ahead to the future and planning for what is to come?  I know we are to live for today…but what about tomorrow?  Here’s the situation…right now I am in the midst of long days and hard work at IHC’s annual junior high camp with a 3 week missions trip throughout Europe to come in less than one week.  The ministry is here filled with opportunities to invest in the lives of people here and love God through it all.  Yet my mind often wanders at the many plans and preparations that need to be made before the trip on Monday.  The key word in this situation is…balance!  Balancing the focus on today with the looking forward to tomorrow.  

Or is there more to it than that?  You see, God calls us to love Him.  That’s it, all we have to do is love God.  Nothing more…nothing less.  Just loving God.  When we love God I believe we are doing exactly what it is that God has called us to do.  When we do that the peace of God comes over us.  The more we love God and in turn overflow Jesus, the more the peace of God overwhelms us.  More love, more peace…its a circle that never ends.  So, in the midst of it all I am going to simply love God.  When the week ends and I have a short time to get ready for Europe, the peace of God will be there to calm me down enough to be productive and effective in my time to get ready for Europe.  

So, in the midst of the challenge of planning ahead or living for today, I choose to love God!