It’s Not Too Late

“Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
-1 Corinthians 15:58-

We all want to be difference makers — not space takers or time wasters. But if we’re honest, most of us say, “It’s too late now; I’m too far down my career path; I’ve made too many bad choices; I’m too old; I burned those bridges a long time ago; I’m carrying too much baggage; I can’t break these habits; There’s no way to hit rewind or click delete; It’s too late now.”
You may never have felt called to the mission field, but you may feel that you had some kind of opportunity and you missed it. When you sensed that God wanted you to make a difference in your neighborhood, you failed to reach out. You once made a genuine effort to meet your neighbors and learn their names, but now, many of them have moved away, and it would be awkward to start over with the ones who haven’t. You believed that God wanted you to be a spiritual leader in your home, but you felt inadequate. Now, you see your children making bad decisions, walking away from their faith, but they’re out of your home and it’s too late to go back and fix your mistakes.
You don’t know how to push the restart button. And like most people, not knowing what to do means you default to doing nothing. You find yourself just sitting at home.
But, it’s still not too late with Jesus. It’s not too late to have a fresh start. Look at the apostle Paul, who used to be Saul, the Chritian-killer. If it wasn’t too late for Paul, it can’t be too late for you and me to surrender to Jesus and then make a difference. It’s not too late to quit living accidentally and start living on purpose.
“See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, un-believing heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘Today’ ” (Hebrews 3:12-13).

Pursuing Today
Name 1 or 2 things you wish you would have done differently in your life. What career would you have chosen? What opportunity would you have taken advantage of? Can you think of a time when you sensed God calling you to do something and you ignored it? Write out a prayer asking Him what to do and how. And “if you hear God’s voice, do not harden your hearts” (Hebrews 3:15). Write down what you will do today. Take that first step. DO SOMETHING!