It’s Not Too Late

It’s Not Too Late

“It’s too late.”
“I’ve run out of time.”
“I’m too busy.”
“I’m too bad.”
“I can’t change.”
“I’m beyond help.”
“Nobody can help me.”

These are words I hear so often in my work, spoken by those who feel overwhelmed, lost, or beyond redemption. If I’m honest, they’re also words I’ve spoken myself at times. Life can feel relentless, pulling us under with its demands and pressures. We can feel too busy to pause, too exhausted to hope, too broken to believe that change is possible.

But I wonder—are we so focused on the future that we forget to live in the present?

We chase after what’s next. Always planning. Always striving. Always looking ahead. Vision and ambition are good things; we need them. But in the pursuit of what’s next, do we miss the beauty of what’s now?

Spring is beginning to show itself—blossom is appearing on the trees, daffodils are pushing through the soil, the warmth of the sun is being felt. These small signs of life and hope remind me to slow down. They remind me to take in the simple joys: holding my children’s hands as we walk to school, the first sip of hot coffee in the morning, the fresh air on my face.

If we spend too much time in a future that hasn’t yet come, we risk missing the beauty of now. And when we feel overwhelmed by what’s ahead, it’s easy to believe the lie that we’ve run out of time, that it’s too late, that we are too far gone.

But here’s the truth—it isn’t too late.

Jesus is available now. You don’t have to wait. You don’t have to be better first. You don’t have to have it all figured out. He is here, with open arms, ready to receive you in this moment.

So, whatever today brings—whether joy or struggle—pause. Notice the beauty of now. Let go of the weight of ‘too late’ and embrace the gift of this moment. Because in the here and now, Jesus is present. And that changes everything.