“Say not, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.”
– Ecclesiastes 7:10
It would be understandable to ask why the “good old days” of say, January, were better than the present. But it isn’t wise to ask this. Usually when we gaze wistfully backwards, the “golden age” we remember wasn’t actually that golden, rather our memory edits out the bad parts. However admittedly, January wasn’t that long ago. Nonetheless, the past is the past.
Wisdom is found not in lamenting bygone days but in seeking God today in the midst of pandemic, recession, isolation, virtual education, and political battles. We must trust that God is sovereign over all these things and He has called us to serve Him in this difficult time. Rather than mourn the past, seek Him and prayerfully discern how to serve and glorify Him in the present.
What we see as the worst of times may yet prove to be the very time God does His most profound work to seek and save the billions of lost people around us. Don’t miss out on being part of that because you’re busy looking backward!