I procrastinate a little, but I do try to meet requirements when the time requires. I love libraries, for they call me out on my habits. A book, or any item for that matter, is more interesting and precious when owned by someone else. You are a steward of the said something until the owner reclaims it. I have had stacks of books that I collect from the library shelves that look intriguing, have a good title, or are by a favored author of mine. The tricky part is "Where to begin?" Do I hold an obligation to complete previous novels and tomes before I crack open a more recent find?
This waffling paralyzes me from doing anything at all. The simple solution would to be to take what is at hand and enjoy it for what it reveals. If it isn't interesting, that is one less from my stack, clearing the space for a more suitable read. If the book manifests as a page turner - I ride it for all it is worth. In savoring a rich adventure, my life is that much more improved. I need not worry about the others I am not experiencing, my time is invested in the present. When I complete the tale, I will repeat the process.
The time you have with a library book is valued, for you know that you cannot hold onto it forever, procrastinating a meeting with the knowledge and players within. So it is with my life and the lives I love. We are given this life, but we know instinctively that we will not always have the promise of tomorrow. I must learn to take in the moment as I do a book - analyzing, reading between the lines, anticipating the next twist, drinking in with a smile in my face. It is an honor to have a window to the Author's mind. That is a double entendre, but a happy one - As I have access to those brave souls who put their imagination on display, the Creator of the Universe left a testimony to His-story, the love He has for us, and His plans for the future.
My life is His, and while I live on His grace and the time He has granted me. I will live as if my actions have purpose, my life to be a reflection of the Most High. He is my Father, and I His adopted son.
"Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you." John 15:15
"But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Romans 8:9-18
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