Someday

Someday

“Teach us to number our days and recognize how few
they are; help us to spend them as we should.”
Psalm 90:12 TLB

Considering that she was only a young lady, her fear and reluctance at being asked to take such a daring risk was more than understandable. The comfort she enjoyed had come at a price; her time of preparation had required sacrifice and discipline and to chance losing it now seemed almost foolish. The problem for Esther was that she had not been called in to see the king for a whole month and appearing before him uninvited could result in death. Waiting until “someday”, when the king called for her, seemed to make much more sense to Esther.

It’s called by experts “The Someday Syndrome”, and it point to that future time in a person’s life when their schedule isn’t as hectic, when the kids are grown, when they have the right job and more money, or when their circumstances are different. It’s the declaration that someday a person will do the things they’ve always wanted to do, that someday, they’ll enjoy life a little more. I saw it firsthand in my dad’s life. My dad was a hard working man who put in long hours managing Terrace Garden Lanes, a bowling and billiards hall in Rochester New York. And he always talked about what he would do when he finally retired. Like most of us, he had a list of what was to be expected when his “someday” finally arrived. Seeing my dad lose his mobility shortly after retirement, however, taught me a sobering lesson that we all need to consider – “someday” doesn’t always come.

Esther was lucky to have a cousin, Mordecai, who was faithful to speak the truth to her. Mordecai’s response to Esther upon hearing her concerns was “yet who knows whether you’ve come to the kingdom for such a time as this.” In reality, Mordecai was saying “Esther, you’re someday is today”; “Esther, waiting for the circumstances of your life to line up before acting would be a huge mistake.” Mordecai made it clear to Esther that if she remained silent and delayed acting, “someday” would almost certainly never come for her and for her family.

One other problem with “someday” is that it rarely works out as we envision. The key to our success and happiness lies far more in the attitudes of our hearts than in the circumstances of our lives. The person whose favorite day of the week is “someday” (a quote from Kerry Shook) always finds some reason to put off taking the risks and acting upon the goals and dreams of their life. Like Esther, in your life and in mine, the best possible “someday” is today, right here and right now!

God Bless,
Pastor Joe
Gateway Church