Life is a Vapor

“For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” James 4:14a

Another year of teaching our College Sunday School class is drawing to a close. Graduations are taking place on high school and college campuses around the nation. My children are finishing yet another year of elementary school in the next couple weeks. Our little girl, the last of our children, starts early kindergarten next fall. Life goes fast doesn’t it?

For the last 12 weeks or so, our Sunday School lessons have come from the book of James. It’s been a blessing to prepare and study these lessons on “Genuine Faith.” This Sunday’s lesson was about making plans. We talked about the ways people plan for college, vacation, retirement, career advancement, weddings, etc… While we can’t ignore the importance of making plans and specific details of them, it’s important to remain flexible to God’s will and keep Him as the focal point of all our plans.

Graduation time and the end of a school year are always good times to reflect on what has been and what is to come. It’s an emotional season for many—a significant marker of sorts in the passage of time. There’s an old quote I like which says, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” It’s a quote we can remember and think about every single day; it never changes. Whether you’re 18, 38, or 88, this saying is a reminder (along with the verse at the top of the page) that time is precious. We need to take careful consideration for the plans we make, be diligent in completing them, spend every second of our time wisely, and remember to make God our focus in all we do.

So long for now—time to go play with my kids!