Focusing On the Beauty in the Present
What do I want to say? What do I have to say? is really the question. People have been teling me that I have, quote, “So much wisdom”. I’m sitting here looking at myself and asking God where the fount of knowledge is. What do I have to say? Thank the Lord He is merciful.
It seems to me that everyone is looking for the big picture. Where do I fit into God’s huge plan and how does this shift effect the outcome of my destiny? Where am I going? What the heck am I doing? I too have been asking God these questions wondering how my life is going to fit together. What will it look like? I’m the kind of person who will make up a million different scenerios in my head as to where God wants me next. I know that I’m not supposed to worry about it, but it’s on my mind a lot.
What I’m finding, in the midst of all this, is that is so much more important to focus on the here and now than it is to focus on the what will be. Craig quoted that verse, Matthew 6:34. It basically says don’t worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Let go. It’s so hard, but it’s so important. I can look back at my life at the age of 19 and even I can see all the times that I took situations and times of my life for granted. Why am I so focused on what I don’t have? Satisfaction is not in a package with pretty bows. It’s a choice. Had I taken every different season of my life and really truely looked for the good in it would have my experience been different? Of course it would! It’s such a simple lesson, but it’s so hard to put it into practice. So that is my goal. To focus on the place God has me in right now.
On that note God is doing some pretty great things in my heart at this moment in time. It’s exciting to know that God is doing stuff right now. The molding and shaping process never stops. God is so faithful to his people. Contentedness is important. We should always want more and more of God, but we should also know that each season in our lives is equally important. Each one does a different job and tugs a different way. If we want to have strong houses then we need to take the time to lay the foundation with stone. I want to be the third little pig. The one who built his house with the bricks because guess what happened when that wolf came around. The little pig’s hard work was rewarded and that wolf was boiled alive.
The devil better beware because I’m building my house. It’s only a matter of time… HALLEILUJAH! I just love Jesus so much!
