Today is a gift, and what we do with it makes all the difference! We can choose to leave it wrapped up and move about our day, or we can unwrap this gift and make the most of it. By unwrapping it, I mean to take the time to make the most of every opportunity we can. We will end up tomorrow where our time took us today, so use today wisely.

Benjamin Franklin said, “Time is the stuff life is made of.” He also stated, “One today is worth two tomorrows; what I am to be, I am now becoming.” I believe that what you do today will determine who you will become tomorrow.

Some people are just “killing time.” However, when you “kill time” you murder opportunity in the process. Some people wait for opportunity to knock on their door. However, opportunity does not knock on our door, it is not a person. Opportunity must be sought after, recognized, and found. People who wait for an opportunity to knock on their door will be sitting in the lazy chair for life. Opportunity is “out there,” but we must go to it and know what it looks like.

Many people never see opportunities because they haven’t identified what they look like. Thomas Edison said, “Opportunity is missed because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Can you imagine searching for someone you have never seen? How hard would it be to find someone you never knew anything about? We have to keep our eyes open because opportunity is often disguised by a statement someone makes, a disposition someone displays, a need someone has, an idea that pops into your mind, a passion that drives you, or an injustice that grips your heart.

What opportunities are around you today? What are you going to do with those opportunities today? Will you be mindful of the time and make the most of it? 

Psalm 118:24

“This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”