When is the last time you told your spouse that you love him or her? That you appreciate them? That you are grateful for the ways they tolerate your crazy antics? Maybe it has been too long. While we know those are good things to communicate, right now doesn’t seem like a good time. I’m tired; it’s been a stressful day; or he wasn’t nice to me this morning, so I don’t feel like it. Oftentimes we dismiss these thoughts and just assume that we will get around to it later. Procrastination at its finest.
On Black Friday this past November, a lone gunman holed up in the office of Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, killed a police officer and two civilians, and wounded several others. It was a tragedy that gripped the hearts of residents.
As my wife and I reflected upon the events, we found ourselves discussing what those individuals may have been thinking as they got up that Friday morning. Some probably had shopping plans while others expected a routine day at work. None of them expected to be shot, wounded, or killed. And yet, by the end of a five hour standoff, three lives had been snuffed out.
While it is easy to slide into our routines as though we have unlimited time – God has given us no guarantees as to our number of days on this earth. It is a reminder such as that shooting that motivates me to tell my spouse TODAY those things that I best not leave for tomorrow. I encourage you to make the most of today as well by concretely communicating your love.