Time will tell...

Do not boast about tomorrow,

    for you do not know what a day may bring.

2 

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;

    a stranger, and not your own lips.

3 

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,

    but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

4 

Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,

    but who can stand before jealousy?

5 

Better is open rebuke

    than hidden love.

6 

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

(Proverbs 27:1-6)

Time: It holds us all in it's grip - except when we entrust ourselves to the God of Eternity.  Nonetheless, we are bound by time in this life. Time can be our friend, or our enemy, depending on what we do with it.  We cannot live merely for today, but we also cannot live worrying about tomorrow and missing out on today.  Time proves character - we do not need to brag on ourselves - time will reveal what we are really like - wise or foolish.  We also cannot spend our time in envy or jealously; it turns anger into bitterness, over time. Time also proves who our true friends are; they are not our "yes men" who approve all we do; they are the ones who help us look ahead to the folly of our decisions today, and are still there when we get there, even when we have failed to live wisely. Time will tell.  May it have a good story to tell. Live wisely today.