Now Is The Time To Be Happy
Maxie B. Boren
2/18/98
Now Is The Time To Be Happy
One of the worst mistakes people make is to go through life unhappy. People are wrong to think happiness was only in the past, or is yet to be in the future, but for now there is only misery. The Bible teaches Christians to
rejoice in the Lord, and we infer the apostle meant
all the while.
I came across the following poem, entitled
The Time To Be Glad. The author is unknown to me, but whoever wrote it hit the proverbial nail on the head. Please read it thoughtfully:
A young man lives in the future;
An old man lives in the past;
For youth, time is moving too slowly.
For age, it is moving too fast.
A young man dreams of the gladness
The years before him will bring;
An old man dreams of his pleasures
When life held the magic of spring.
But youth and age are in error!
The present alone can convey
The joy and cheer and contentment
We seek as we journey life’s way.
Today is the time to be happy!
No matter how young or how old,
It’s always today that must bring us
The blessing our fortunes unfold!
May each of us resolve to have
a song in our hearts and
a smile on our face each day we live. In so doing, we will be giving God praise and thanksgiving for the salvation we have in Christ and the hope of heaven. Also, we’ll be showing to the world that indeed the Christian life is the happiest life in the world!
— Maxie B. Boren
