It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.
(Jim Bishop, 20th century American journalist)

A simple statement of profound truth! We might wish we could go back to the “good ol’ days” or jump ahead to a bright future, but it just doesn’t work that way. So, we must live in the moment, prepared by the past, and working for the future.

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
(1 Corinthians 15:58)