SUCH tender wisdom-Chuck Swindoll

don't wait to have fun I finally decided even in messages I can have a little fun thanks to my wife who said to me you kind of kind of wear us out in your preaching [Applause] so blame her if you don't like my humor listen to this story my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue wrapped package this he said this is not a slip this is lingerie he discarded the tissue and handed me the lovely slip it was exquisite silk handmade trimmed with a cobweb of lace price tag was astronomical the tag was still attached Jan bought this the first time we went to New York at least eight or nine years ago I said she never wore it she was saving it for a special occasion well I I I guess this is the occasion he took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothing we were taking to the mortuary his hands lingered on the soft material for a moment then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me don't ever ever save anything for a special moment every day your alive is a special moment I remember those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death I thought about all the things that she had not seen or heard or done I thought about the things that she had done without realizing how special they were I'm still thinking about his words and they've changed my life I'm reading more and dusting less I'm now not saving anything we use we now use our good China and Cristal for every special event that is losing a pound getting the sink unstopped the first camellia blossom I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties clerks and hardware stores and tellers and banks have noses that function as was my party going friends someday and one of these days are losing their grip on my vocabulary it's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew that my hours were limited angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with someday because I hadn't written certain letters that I'd intended to write and on and on he goofs and every morning when I opened my eyes I tell myself today is special isn't that good I don't care how how many degrees you earned that's fine that's good I care about how many days you find fulfillment and enthusiasm and excitement in life if it's ministry live it out who knows it may be your last day in our lives lord I pray that you'd be glorified in the way we live the way we think the way we respond the way we treat people the way we handle pressure the way we deal with the things you send our way to test us be glorified and whatever is true and honest and just and pure and lovely and of good report help us to focus on those things in the name of Jesus everybody said amen you you

Channel: Hugh Chee

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Length: 6min 13sec (373 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 21 2019