I Choose to Live in the Present
I choose to live in the present...
God is in the future and the past is the past. I am in the present, living
for today and not tomorrow, which may not come.
If I try to live in the future, I'll torment myself constantly with the willing help of Satan, feeling lost and helpless, because by living in the future, I'm living ahead of God and not letting Him lead me. God knows my future.
By looking back at the doubts and worries and regrets of the past, I am not looking at God ahead of me, who leads me away from this to Brighter Days, and I stumble in the reality of the day I am living in right then.
That is why I live for today, looking to God for
guidance in every word I speak and every step I take as a humble servant of
God and for God. For God will lead me to green pastures if I follow Him, and
He will pull me out of the deepest pit if I choose to grasp His mighty hand.
He forgives me my sins of the past with His unconditonal love, and He
clothes me in White Robes of righteousness. Then, He walks with me, hand
-in-hand and side-by-side, during the day, as He leads me to the Future Home
He has already prepared for me.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled.. Trust in God; trust also in me. In
my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be
where I am." (John 14:1-3)
"Finally, I confessed my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I
said to myself, 'I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.' And you forgave
me! All my guilt is gone." (Psalm 32:5) "I will instruct you and
teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."
(Psalm 32:8)
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for
good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah
29:11)
I will live for today and forget the past, and I will look forward to God
for what He has planned for me in the future.
Prayer: Thank you God for loving and guiding me through life with Your Holy
Spirit, and for giving up Your Son to lead me to a happy forever with You. I
trust You with all my heart and will live life for every today that You give
me. Please guide me today to what you want me to do. Amen.
Emily B.