y.o.l.o.

y.o.l.o.

You Only Live Once.

This has become a popular slogan for my generation.

But if you think about it, isn’t it true? You only have one life. That’s it. Yes, for Christians, you will live in eternity with Jesus, but you will only live on this earth once. No more.

So, let me ask you, how are you living your life? Are you getting the most out of your life? Or are you letting it waste away?

The other day I was throwing myself a pity party (I have them quite often, actually). I must admit, it wasn’t a pretty moment. I was wallowing in my singleness, while I get to watch everyone around me enjoy their relationships and marriages. As I was having this little party of mine, the words “you only live this life once” popped into my head. The Lord kicked me out of my party real fast.

Yes, I’m single. So what. What am I going to do with this stage in my life? Am I going to wallow in my self-pity and wait around for Mr. Right? Or, am I going to make the most out of this season I’m in?

Life is full of seasons. Life is full of waiting. You’re not always going to be in a season you like. But God has placed you there. So, are you going to just sit there and shake your fist at God, or are you going to get off your tail and serve God in the waiting?

There’s so much you can do in one season, that you can’t, necessarily, do in the next. I don’t know what season you’re in. I don’t know what pity party you might be throwing yourself. But at least for me, I know there is so much I can do with this season I’m in. For example, I can go serve in Cambodia for a year. I don’t have anything standing in my way. Nothing at all. I can focus on my relationship with the Lord during this season, without kids running around and a husband to attend to. I’m my own person. I can serve the Lord with nothing standing in my way.

I don’t want to get to the end of my life, and look back, and see all the times I let my pity parties consume me and hinder me from serving God. I don’t want to see all the times I let my life waste away because of being stagnate.

Yes, I’m going to have pity parties every once in awhile. I’m going to get discouraged with my season. I’m human. And so are you. But what are you going to do with those parties? Are you going to let them consume you or let them encourage you to do something with your season and what God has given you?

Don’t waste it because you’re in a season or time of your life you don’t want to be in. Use the time God has given you. You won’t get it back. Make the most out of your life. Because you only have one life to live.

You. Only. Live. Once.