Only if things were different, then I would do great things. If my bills were paid off, if I wasn't so busy. after I lose 10 pounds (or 20?), then just look out. If things were different, but they aren't. Many of us are waiting to get started. Started on what ever we think is next. When I was in college I worked for a while in a warehouse. There was an older man working there with me. He was biding his time, waiting for retirement. He would talk of the plans that he and his wife had for retirement. They were taking the camper and heading west. You can probably see where this story is going. She got cancer. Plans change.
So what are you doing right now? We have today and there are no guarantees about tomorrow. If things were different I could do X, maybe I even would do X, but that's not the life that I have. The trick is making the most out of this life, not some life that doesn't exist. We can join Walter Mitty and Don Quixote or we can decide to bloom right now, right here, in these circumstances.
God blesses us every day, and we need to make the most of it. In the bible and throughout history there is story after story of people who rose up and had a significant impact in spite of their circumstances. Joan of Arc was a peasant woman who rose to lead the French Army in the 1400s. The idea that French soldiers in this era would follow either a woman or a peasant is really ridiculous. It all happened as she followed the will of God. And that's just one story.
God calls for us to make the most of what we are given today. He gave the Israelites Manna from the sky, but only enough for today. It's not like planning for tomorrow is bad thing. We still need to plant the crops, sow the grain and put up stores for the winter. But while we are doing that, are we living in God's blessings or waiting for different blessings?
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