Filed under: Delightful Stories
My husband and I sat up last night and watched the Country Music Awards. When I was growing up country music did not sound anything like what is being put out there today. I kept thinking, “I’m back in the 70’s and this is Southern Rock!” Maybe that is why I like it now, or maybe it is because I’m 40 something, or maybe it’s just because music moves me and I love to hear a good story or point made with music.
One of the songs I enjoyed was “Your Gonna Miss This”. The song is about a young woman, who at every stage of her life is wanting to hurry and get to the next. Along the way there are several people who warn her to slow down, enjoy the journey, because these days are gonna go by too fast, and then she will miss them. You know, she is going to regret wishing her life away.
So many times in life I have heard a song, or someone made a good point, that on the surface sounded really good…..but then the Spirit of God will come along and put a question in my mind, “Is that really true?” While I enjoyed this song and could even identify with it’s point, there is that nagging question! I had to think long and hard about what bothered me about the song. It’s the regrets! While the song is sentimental and moves my emotions, as a child of God there is no room for regrets. Philippians 3:13 “…Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.”
At this point you may be wondering what this has to do with serving refugees. Everything! I want to encourage myself and others, while it is so easy to pine away with regrets, it is so much more fulfilling to just press on. So many in our culture want to sit down in their later years and just reminisce about the good old days or wallow in the pain of regret. Instead, why not pour out our lives serving those who have been less fortunate than ourselves. Let’s encourage the younger generation to enjoy the journey of their lives, but let’s not set them up for regrets!
