Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. Revelation 1:19
Time Travel is a popular subject in books and movies and television. The BBC’s “Doctor Who” has been a long running british television series that follows “The Doctor” across time and space both reliving the past and looking into the future.
Time rules our lives. We constantly glance at the watch on our wrist or at the clock on the smartphone in our hands. We need to know what comes next. We hurry so we are not late, or mourn because we are behind on our time.
Too often we waste time in the here-and-now grieving over or regretting our past. We relive mistakes we have made, wishing that we could do things over again. Or use up our time now looking to the future, hoping for a better day, and waiting for it to happen. We convince ourselves that tomorrow will be better than today and spend time with ongoing anticipation. Then tomorrow comes, and we are unhappy with it, so we wait yet again for the next day that will be “better” than today.
We are prisoners of time if we do not stop and simply live today. What if, instead of looking back, or “hoping” forward, we would live today to its fullest? What are we missing by looking at the clock with our eyes fixed on yesterday or tomorrow?
I encourage you to live today. Yesterday might have been awful, and perhaps tomorrow will be better. But how much better will today be if you give it your full focus and attention?
Prayer: Dear Lord, we waste so much time looking forward and back. Help us to live today for You are not only the God that was and will be, but the God of today as well Amen.
This devotional is perfect for me today, Karlton! I'm forcing myself to take a brain break from planning of moving stuff & working out timelines & whether we'll make it in time!!!! Thankfully Trev is fantastic at living in the moment & helping me to do that with him, as I'm always working on timelines & miss out on smelling the roses unless God or Trev remind me to breathe! God bless you & your family in 2021. May it be a great year for you, my friend. LOTSoluv Kerryn
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ReplyDeleteyou sound like me--a "Planner". I like to work everything out ahead of time. That doesn't work when God has other plans, or a different timing :) Through His grace and patience we will get there though :)
God Bless You and Your Family!
Karlton