Usin' a Sharpie

We begin each day of our lives with a Sharpie in our hand. As soon as we wake up, we take off the lid and place it on the page. It writes until we crawl into bed, close our eyes, and go to sleep. Everything we do that day is permanent to us and those around us. No words can actually be taken back, nothing can actually be made up for, and no one can dodge the permanence of their words and actions.

What we need to do is:
1. Be careful about those things...as careful as signing an important document in just the right place.
2. Realize that everyone is using a Sharpie, and they will make mistakes from time to time just like you.
3. Take time to look back at the mistakes you've made and don't repeat them over and over.
4. Take time to look at other people's mistakes and let them be lessons to you as well, so you don't have to make them.
5. Have people that you admire and look up to you in your life. Look at what they've done right and get where they are by following their example.
6. Don't spend all your time looking at the past. You can't pay enough attention to what you're marking now if you're just looking at old stuff you've marked all the time.
7. Don't let your bad markings dictate the rest of your life. Know when it's time to regroup and start in a different direction.
8. Be aware of people around you. When they are hurting reach out to them. Help them in their failures, and realize that you CAN mark your page and help others at the same time. If fact, helping others is marking your page...and good.
9. The faster you mark, the harder it is to "stay in the lines," and that's just the kind of mistake Satan wants you to make so he can get to you.

God made our lives move in one direction - FORWARD. We can't slow it down or speed it up. We can't change the past and don't need to worry about the future too much. If we take care of the present, the future will be good. If we simply prepare for the future, the present will be more enjoyable with less worry.

LOVE YOUR LIFE OR GET CONTROL OF IT BY GIVING GOD THE CONTROL!