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In an old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip - this conversation takes place. In the first frame Calvin speaks to Hobbes and says: "Live for the moment is my motto. You never know how long you got."

In the second frame he explains; "You could step into the road tomorrow and WHAM, you get hit by a cement truck! Then you'd be sorry you put off your pleasures. That's what I say - live for the moment."
And then he asks Hobbes: "What's your motto? "Hobbes replies: "My motto is - look down the road."

"Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths." Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day." I'm curious, what one thing or couple of things do you tend to be so focused on that you kind of lose your context? I have to answer - my work. I can get so involved in it, so caught up in it, spending hours doing "things" I believe to be important, getting ready for this or that - that I forget what it is that I am proclaiming - that I can miss my family's joys and what it is God is actually doing all around me.

What about you? Do you feel lost in today? - lost in the moment that is at hand and the concerns that this moment brings? Has your life been taken over by one thing or another so that you can't appreciate what else is going on? What else is happening?

Jesus tells us to be alert, (Luke 21: 34-36) To watch. To not get so caught up in the everyday things or the big tragedies that we lose sight of the
larger scheme, that we fail to look down the road, that we fail to "Let God Guide us," that we fail to see the presence of the Kingdom looming

Jesus does not tell us about the signs of the end and the coming time of
judgment to frighten us, but rather to assure us - to have us understand
that God is keeping his promise - and that the time of his rule is at hand.
He tells us about the signs of the coming of the kingdom so that we might
ready ourselves for it.

Look around. "Look Down the Road". And, with your head held up high, walk the road towards the approaching Kingdom in prayer and in hope; ask God to guide you. When you struggle with what to say, ask God to give you the right words. When you wonder if the person you want to help will be receptive to your concern: remember: "No Christian is greater than his/her prayer life; the "three-open prayer," prayed each new day, can give you some exciting opportunities to be a spiritual rescuer for some spiritually dying people around you.

It goes like this: "Lord, open a door." See, you're trusting Him for some of those natural opportunities He'll open up. Then, "Lord, open their heart." Get them ready, Lord, to hear about you. And finally, Lord, open my mouth." Give me the courage, the words, the approach to use to point this person to You. Let God be your guide; Look down the road.