From The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan:
“Waiting implies anticipation of something else; that this moment is not the moment. It implies that the expected thing, the hoped-for thing, is yet to arrive, that the present is only preliminary to the future.”
When I read this, I was stopped in my tracks. This is me! It seems I am always waiting. I am waiting to wear my bathing suit until I lose a few more pounds, waiting to have people over for dinner until I clean the house, waiting to pursue my hobbies until I have more time. I realized, after reading this quote, that I am missing being fully present in this day because I am focused on the future. How much have I missed because I am not aware of what is right in front of me? When I look to the future, I cannot see clearly. It rarely turns out the way I think it will. But I do have the chance to see what is right in front of me, what is happening right here, right now.
I've started asking God to help me stay in this day, in this hour, in this moment.
Think about asking God, today, to help you keep focused on the now…not in the future, not in the past, but in the present, because the present is more than enough.
Peace,
Deb
Saturday, April 17, 2010
be present
Posted by deb at 12:01 AM
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i think you wrote this for me too...
I was thinking about this today as I was focused on doing laundry, cleaning, dishes, and my long to do list since my upcoming week is so very packed. My husband (who works third shift) asked me to cuddle with him for a little. My first inclination was to say, I am way too busy for that and I am on a different time schedule than he is. And then God spoke to my heart and said, what's more important and what is my priority? Spending 20-30 minutes building closeness and relationship with my life partner? or doing the laundry? No brainer. I spent some time with my wonderful hubby.
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