November 21, 2014
I am so blessed and happy to be able to be doing so much
better about living in the moment. I
have spent so much of my life worrying about the past and the other half of my
time worrying about the future. I am finally
training myself to appreciate the present.
Just as the saying states.…
"Yesterday is History,
Tomorrow a Mystery,
Today is a Gift, That’s why
it's called the Present".
I have heard this for many years now and tried to live by
it, but, have not been very successful at it.
These days though, I am having quite a bit more success. I know the reason for that is God. Praying, reading my bible, as well as, living
my life with the goal of pleasing Him.
This doesn't mean that I live my life perfectly or that I am always staying in
the present; however, it does mean that when I find myself going to my old
habits and ways. When my thoughts are getting
into the worry zone, I am able to stop myself, pull things back to the
present and get to my happy place so much quicker.
I am learning to say yes when invited to things; to be able
to allow myself to have fun with my girlfriends, to be spontaneous when invited
somewhere. I am not allowing my negative
thoughts to automatically say no, "I can’t."
And guess what has been happening with all of these changes? I am having such a spirit of joy in my
heart! God has blessed me with so many
wonderful lovers of Jesus for friends.
God has totally brought me into such a place of contentment and love of
life. Yes, I still struggle on a daily
basis with certain things, but I am able to walk through them and find
something that will make me smile. I
have learned that I need my quiet time, but I also really need my fellowship
time to bring out the love that God has given me to share with all others. At that same time I get truly blessed by the love I am given by the others that
I come in contact with every day of my life.
Make the Most of What God Gives
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s
what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good
time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you
life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot. Yes, we should make the most
of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting
what’s given and delighting in the work. It’s God’s gift! God deals out joy in
the present, the now. It’s useless to brood over how long we might
live.Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
(MSG)
Written by
Kelly Dobyns
Kelly has picked two songs for this devotional
One of the gifts that is given to us by God is friends that we can fellowship with and feel at ease with and learn from.
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