It’s that time of week again! Five Minute Friday! Today’s theme is “Every Day”. So now, in the words of Ryan Seacrest: “Dim the lights. Here we go.”

I’ve found that every day I think about the past, present and future. When I get up in the morning I think about the day ahead, I think about my present need for a shower, and then I think about how lovely it was to be in bed asleep just a few minutes ago. See? I think about it every day.

I also think about where my life is going. Knowing that my job will be ending at the end of this month (without any new job prospects), my future seems so blank and unclear. I feel both fear and excitement as I think about that. After contemplating the future, I think about the present. I think about how I’m so grateful for the past that led to this present. The last time I was laid off, I was just about to begin my master’s program and have some of the greatest experiences of my life. Uncertainty is pretty awesome… when you’re finally able to look at it retrospectively.

So even though my every day is currently consumed by thinking about the future and its uncertainty, my present day reminds me how God’s goodness, His provision, and His love for me will lead me to good things. Every day then is a day of thanks. I’m thankful for my past (mistakes and all), thankful for my present (another day of being able to breathe and remembering to enjoy the moment), and thankful for a future that is filled with good things as I continue to trust that, as God promises, “I have given you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11. Every Day He was with me, Every Day He is with me, and Every Day He will be with me.