Imagine you are in a raging river with only one paddle. The river is full of rocks and fallen trees and if you don’t pay close attention to them, you will crash. The water is moving so fast that you don’t even have the time to look up and enjoy the scenery. This goes on all day long and when it finally gets dark you pull ashore to get a few hours rest and the next day you start all over again. How long do you do this? For some they do it until they run out of river, till the Lord takes them home or until they crash and give up.

Folks that is what life is like for many people. They are so busy just trying to stay afloat that they don’t even know where they are headed and if they stop for a minute to reflect on the past, it is mostly a blur with only a few moments of time that really stand out.

That is not living and it certainly isn’t enjoying life to the fullest. If you are married you really better watch out because your spouse may not want to stay in that river as long as you do and the next time you wake up, you might just hear them tell you that they are not getting back in the boat with you anymore.

Every river ends at the sea and every life ends in the graveyard. What matters most is how much time we took to enjoy the things God placed in our paths along the way. Many of you need to stop and ask yourself, why am I doing this and is this how God wants me to live? If you don’t have the time to enjoy life, especially the people God has around you, my friend you better pull aside, and look to see if there is a different river that doesn’t move so fast that you can take. You are the one who decided to take the course you are on and only YOU can change it. Think about the absolute worst that can happen if I got out right now. Then compare it to the absolute best that you will have if you do and take your family and RUN after the best!