don't waste it

so i'm listening to this song today because my friend wrote to me on facebook about it. we used to listen to this song when we were together abroad and i remember that it made me cry the last days that i was there because the song talks about TODAY and "don't waste it, it's only here for today, you don't own it, so you can't just give it away." and although perhaps the band doesn't think about it the way that i do, i think that this is an important truth to reflect on. i DON'T own today so it's not mine to waste in self-pity, in doubt and in spite.

Psalm 40 is another song of praise to the Lord, praising him for taking the author out of misery and for being such a great God. David wants to spend his days praising his Lord, the one who saved him. he says
"I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I do not conceal your love and your truth
from the great assembly."
This is how i must live. I must be an example of righteousness, love and truth and never cease to share his great faithfulness. Only then will I have lived a fulfilled life.

David's struggle does not end here, and neither does our struggle, which is why we need to always seek God diligently even when the times are good and everything seems perfect. I feel that it's always hardest to seek God when I'm happy because...well...i'm happy and don't need "help" in a sense. but i always will need God's help and should be faithful to him as he is faithful to me.