me, about to mow for the first time in years!
Making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.
Therefore, do not be foolish or thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is (ME: and not your own will).
There's a fear here: to always be choosing, deciding? Every second of every minute of every hour of every day?! Not only does it sound impossible to do, the very attempt sounds absolutely exhausting. "No rest for the weary?" What a burden it seems!
First, we walk, then we run. Then we soar on wings like eagles.
Here's a great song that expresses my feelings today. It's Worn by Tenth Avenue North.
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