I’m sitting at the graduation ceremony of the Santana class of 2008 right now. It seems to me it was just yesterday that I was the one graduating and now here I am watching my own child take that step. Truly, time passes faster than we can comprehend.

We can worry about how quickly time goes by or we can make the most of the stage we are currently in. When we focus on time gone by, everything seems lost. We can never recapture yesterday. But, if we focus on right where God has us at this moment, then every moment is a chance for adventure.

My kids ask me, “What’s been the best stage of your life?” I am so blessed that I can answer truthfully that every stage of my life has been the best stage.

Paul puts it this way: “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

See, it isn’t which stage you are in that is important. What is of most importance is to make the most of the stage you are currently in.