Sunday Wisdom: Peaking

We're all familiar with the ideal of "peaking". It's a term used to describe a self-actualization of sorts, the climax of an event, or even of our lives. Some might say they reached their "peak" in high school in reference to grades, while simultaneously describing they reached the "peak" of their social lives in college.

It's so easy and so tempting to look at our past and look toward our future and point to specific instances where we believed or believe we will excel. Oftentimes when we engage in this sort of mindset, we simultaneously point to specific goals or desires and say to ourselves, "If only I had _______, then I would be happiest, because it will allow me to have/do _______."

I do this all the time. It is so easy for me to look back on my past and wonder if I peaked in certain things, or look toward my future and believe that the happiest version of myself will exist as soon as _______ happens. 

But the more I think about it, the more incorrect this sort of mentality is - it is not a state of mind the Lord calls us to have. 

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." -Psalm 118:24

This verse is so simple, but really it carries immense meaning. So often do we spend our days concentrating on a past or future version of ourselves, rather than enjoying our present situation and surroundings. 

Don't get me wrong - setting goals for yourself and learning from the past is important, but it is not the only thing that is important. It is so easy to bulldoze over the present in the name of obtaining some milestone and not enjoy the simple, little, and everyday blessings that mold us into the person we are today. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, but today.

Happy Sunday!