So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
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As I’ve watched my three daughters grow—from little girls with pigtails and scraped knees to young women with dreams of their own—I’m reminded just how quickly the days pass. One moment, I was holding their hands to cross the street, and now they’re walking into adulthood, making decisions, and stepping into their own callings in life.
Time doesn’t pause for any of us.
And it’s in these tender moments—watching them grow, change, and stretch their wings—that I feel the weight of Psalm 90:12. “Teach us to consider our mortality.” Not because we’re trying to cling to the time we have but because we want to live it wisely. With purpose. With perspective. With eternity in mind.
Our days are not endless. Each one is a gift from God—meant not to be rushed through but received with gratitude and lived with intention.
But I don’t always live that way. Maybe you don’t either. Sometimes, we slip into autopilot—just trying to survive the day, complete the task, or check the boxes. But God gently invites us to pause, to look up, and to ask:
Lord, what really matters today?
Wisdom helps us answer that question. It helps us prioritize people over productivity, presence over pressure, and faithfulness over frenzy. It doesn’t mean we’ll get everything done—it means we’ll walk closely with the One who holds all our days in His hands.
Sweet friend, your life is made up of ordinary days. But when those days are surrendered to God, they become holy ground. You don’t need to do more to make them meaningful—you simply need to walk with Him through them.
So today, let’s ask for wisdom. Let’s number our days not with fear, but with faith. Let’s live with hearts tuned to what truly matters…because these days are a gift, and we don’t want to miss what God is doing in them.