Enjoying the Present

Someone once said that the future is nothing more than a series of today's. If you think about that statement it is jam pack full of implications as to how we live our life. If we are somehow in a state of depression or discontent over a long period of time then we are setting ourselves on a downward slope and a not so bright future. Each day presents an opportunity to start fresh. That's what I love about our existence. God has given us plenty of opportunity to rebound. It's really up to us though. Have you ever thought about it in those terms?

While I was involved as a Men's pastor I read a book by Pat Morley called Man in the Mirror. Pat claims that the average American guy haplessly wanders through life like a money machine and never stops to examine why he does anything that he does and therefore lives a very responsible but unfulfilled life. There are many executives at the end of their careers asking, "Is this all there is?"

What we do have under our control is our decision making. That is exciting. We have the God-given ability to set ourselves on the right course. The first step in a change of direction is to stop. Yes, stop the music. Quit playing the same song. It's getting old. Look at the present. What do you see? What is it that needs to be changed? Is there anybody that you can talk with about this? Your future hinges on your daily decision making. Better decisions and right thinking can change your whole future. Just because you have always done things the same way doesn't mean that those ways are right or that there aren't adjustments that need to be me made.

God wants our life. He really does. He wants to be involved in it every day. I'm sure that this kind of talk may sound like a fairy tale to some of you but believe me He can guide us daily. The reason we get squeamish about it may be because we have never really experienced His presence in the first place. Guess what? That can be changed as well.

James 4: 8

Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.

That's a great way to start!

Enjoy the present with Him first and see where He leads you.