Living In the Moment
It’s been some time since I have written on my blog, but I'd like to share my heart with you today. I recently spoke to Singles at my church and advised them to stop waiting for a husband, a new home, a better job or a financial windfall, and start Living In the Moment.
Hope deferred makes a heart grow sick! However, it dawned on me, that I too was living that way. I’ve been extremely busy writing my book and learned how inept I was at a project of this size. However, I am quickly rectifying that. There must be millions of people out there trying to get a book read, edited, or published but I never anticipated how difficult it would be.
While I enjoy the creativeness of writing, I don’t enjoy the long arduous birthing process it takes to have a somewhat decent, sellable book at the end of it. Which leads me to why I am writing today. I found myself always waiting for tomorrow...the next call, the next meeting or the next re-write – thereby causing me to live for what comes next, instead of Living in the moment.
I think I've always been a person who plans their life. After one accomplishment, I look forward to setting my sights and goals on something new. While this can be a healthy way to live and a constructive way to approach life, it didn't allow me to Live in the moment. The Bible says do not worry about tomorrow, for today has enough cares of its own. It’s also a well known fact, that we aren’t promised tomorrow – so why do I constantly live for what tomorrow may bring, instead of Living in the moment?
I have decided that my writing, preaching, or scheduled events will always be there – but my life is lost to those around me unless I Live in the moment. I am happier, less anxious and enjoy life to the fullest when I only breathe the air of this moment in time. Not looking back or looking forward, allows me to reap the fullness of what God has for me today. I don’t want to miss another beautiful sunset, a friend in need, or a flower blooming in my garden, to plans I have tomorrow.
Fulfillment only comes when you are fully content with today. Won’t you join me in my endeavor to live for today and let my tomorrows take care of themselves by Living in the moment…
Rev. Daina House
2/28/2011
Hope deferred makes a heart grow sick! However, it dawned on me, that I too was living that way. I’ve been extremely busy writing my book and learned how inept I was at a project of this size. However, I am quickly rectifying that. There must be millions of people out there trying to get a book read, edited, or published but I never anticipated how difficult it would be.
While I enjoy the creativeness of writing, I don’t enjoy the long arduous birthing process it takes to have a somewhat decent, sellable book at the end of it. Which leads me to why I am writing today. I found myself always waiting for tomorrow...the next call, the next meeting or the next re-write – thereby causing me to live for what comes next, instead of Living in the moment.
I think I've always been a person who plans their life. After one accomplishment, I look forward to setting my sights and goals on something new. While this can be a healthy way to live and a constructive way to approach life, it didn't allow me to Live in the moment. The Bible says do not worry about tomorrow, for today has enough cares of its own. It’s also a well known fact, that we aren’t promised tomorrow – so why do I constantly live for what tomorrow may bring, instead of Living in the moment?
I have decided that my writing, preaching, or scheduled events will always be there – but my life is lost to those around me unless I Live in the moment. I am happier, less anxious and enjoy life to the fullest when I only breathe the air of this moment in time. Not looking back or looking forward, allows me to reap the fullness of what God has for me today. I don’t want to miss another beautiful sunset, a friend in need, or a flower blooming in my garden, to plans I have tomorrow.
Fulfillment only comes when you are fully content with today. Won’t you join me in my endeavor to live for today and let my tomorrows take care of themselves by Living in the moment…
Rev. Daina House
2/28/2011
posted by Rev. Daina House at
12:00 PM
1 Comments:
You’ve composed a simple, but oh-so-important reflection, Rev. Daina. We adults all see the value in setting an agenda and carefully planning out a meaningful project. However, problems inevitably come to the surface when we over-schedule and burden ourselves with unrealistic expectations or when unforeseen events throw a monkey-wrench into our well oiled machine, events such as bad weather, bad health, traffic jams, etc. Contrast our adult approach with that of a small child enjoying his first day of spring vacation on a beach or at a playground. He can dig, run, slide, and swing for the pure enjoyment of the God-given gifts of physical movement. He’s living in the moment! Then, there’s the example of Jesus. He arrives “late” to the scene of Lazarus, who has died, yet He responds by living in the moment. How? We read in John 11 that He weeps and then He quickly shifts gears and tells those present that Lazarus is not dead, but just asleep. He raises His friend from the dead! Or take the example of Peter’s feverish mother-in-law in Luke 4. Likewise, Christ lives in the moment, changes gears, heals her, she immediately recovers and serves her guests. Christ in turn enjoys the company of his friends and followers. He knows how to live in the moment somewhat like a big kid with a lot of power. Well, we have some of that power available to us as well! So, each of us can take stock of our situation and change gears to live in the moment with the light of Jesus. For instance, with your writing, Rev. Daina, you might consider the option of reducing some of the burden of your editing by including some samples of your book in your blog. Why? That way you can give your readers some glimpses into the content, sharpen your editing skills, and get some feedback as well. Thus, you’re combining blog time with editing time and sharing it with friends. - Bob B.
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