The Life builder's Creed

One of my favorite poems, “The Lifebuilder’s Creed” by Dale Witherington, reminds me of the importance of each day. I read this in John Maxwell's book Today Matters: In part, it says:

Today is the most important day of my life.

Yesterday with its successes and victories, struggles and failures is gone forever.

The past is past. Done. Finished.

I cannot relive it.  I cannot go back and change it.

But I will learn from it and improve my Today.

Today, This moment.  NOW. It is God’s gift to me and it is all that I have.

Tomorrow with all its joys and sorrows, triumphs and troubles isn’t here yet.

Indeed, tomorrow may never come. Therefore, I will not worry about tomorrow.

Today is what God has entrusted to me. It is all that I have. 

I will do my best in it. I will demonstrate the best of me in it—my character, giftedness, and abilities—to my family and friends, clients and associates.

I will identify those things that are most important To do Today, and those things I will do until they are done.

And when this day is done I will look back with satisfaction at that which I have accomplished.

Then, and only then, will I plan my tomorrow, looking to improve upon Today, with God’s help.

Then I shall go to sleep in peace…content.

As I reflect on this poem, these are the questions that I ask myself:

• What have I learned today?

• Did I accomplish what was most important today?

• Did I give my best today?

• Have I been a good steward of the gift of today that God has given to me?