document.write(unescape(“%3Ca%20href%3D%22 http%3A//www.thecutestblogontheblock.com%22%20target%3D%22blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20 src%3D%22http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Bernice-Blinkie.gif%22%20border%3D%220%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E”)); I recently read a facebook comment where someone said, “That was the best time of my life.” They were referring to days gone by. The truth is, it’s very easy to look back and say to ourselves that “those days were the best.” We forget the sorrows of those days, we forget the problems, the trials, and we can only see the smiles and joy of “those” days.

Autumn is quickly approaching, and the cool winds bring some changes for me and my family. It’s easy for me to sit and think “These days are the best, don’t change a thing.” However, I’m learning that change is inevitable. My kids are growing, –  there’s no stopping it! I am aging and changing each day, as well as my friends and loved ones. With the aging process comes inherent changes. I used to become quite sad that life was changing; that my kids were growing up and moving more and more away from needing me. But, I cannot do that anymore. It traps me in the past. While I love remembering the days when they were small, I must also remember that those days were not perfect. I must learn to relish today. Today. That’s a good word, isn’t it?

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. said the psalmist in Psalm 118:24. Paul said in Phil. 3:13-14, Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Paul probably wanted to forget the wrongs that he had committed, as most of us do. Sometimes, I think we need to focus less on the good, too. If we become trapped in the good ol’ days, we will miss out on glorious today!

I often remind myself to take one day at a time when things are going wrong, or when there is a huge mountain to climb. But, that’s true when things are going well, too! Enjoy today, savor today, do your best today. And then, tomorrow, do the same. Forget yesterday and think about today. One day, not long from now, we will be with our Lord, where we will never have to sorrow over the past again. We will be in the land of glorious forever. 

The best time of my life, and yours, is now.