We spend so much of life elsewhere. Replaying what was.
Rehearsing what might be. Mentally standing in rooms we are not in, while missing the one where our feet are planted.
But now is where life is happening.
Now is not loud. It rarely demands attention. It waits quietly for us to notice.
To notice the breath we are breathing. To observe the light in the room. To appreciate the sound, the silence, the presence beside us. To welcome what is, even if it isn’t what we hoped for.
Now asks us to accept this moment as it is—not as we wish it had been, not as we hope it will become. Not to approve of everything. But to receive what is real.
So much of our anxiety comes from refusing now. We obsess over the past—what we should have said, what we wish we had done.
We obsess over the future—what might go wrong, what we still must accomplish.
And in doing so, we abandon the only moment where grace is available.
God meets us now. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.
Now.
This moment holds enough mercy for this breath. Enough strength for this step. Enough presence for this prayer.
Today, refuse the pull of elsewhere. Notice.
Observe. Appreciate. Welcome.
This—right here—is the only now you have been given. And it is enough.
Thats goid & true!
I love this pastor Chris. This is a good reminder for me because a lot of the time I find myself remising on what was and playing out what might be. Also I love your quote “This moment holds enough mercy for this breath. Enough strength for this step. Enough presence for this prayer.”
There is a Bible verse that says we should not worry about tomorrow and what is tomorrow because God is with us today and he is planning every step and knows every move we make. Sometimes it is hard to just sit in silence where you are just in the moment. Life has so many things to be worried or stressed about, but it is important according to scripture and to God to find that rest and just be. Everything is the way it is right now because it is supposed to be, and there is purpose in that.
I love this blog. It is really easy to get caught up in this world, and to stress about the things you should have done, or worry about things that you have to do, while forgetting the moment you can control. I think a lot of times we can miss the important things happening in the now, or we can miss what God is revealing to us in the now because we are so stressed about the past and the future.
I loved this one. I definitely think that life is too short and a lot of people have some worry in their life that can ruin some days. We forget about the important things in life and forget to live in the moment.
I loved to read this, Pastor Chris! I feel like I really needed to read this! It reminds us that we should not overthink about the things we have done or things we wish we would have done. I loved when you said “So much of our anxiety comes from refusing now. We obsess over the past—what we should have said, what we wish we had done. We obsess over the future—what might go wrong, what we still must accomplish” because I find myself doing that all the time. We need to live today, control only what we can, and trust God’s plan
These blogs have been really opening my eyes. I think we get carried away in our thoughts, and worry about the small things in life. When in reality its all going to be okay when we have God.
I love this Pastor Chris! I love it because it’s true. I am constantly thinking about the future; what I’m planning later in the day, or the next morning, or over the weekend, those thoughts are running through my mind consistently. But there’s so much that goes on in each moment that I take advantage of and don’t really give the moments the appreciation they deserve. Reading this is just a really good reminder to focus on what I have in the here and now, rather than worrying about the future or relishing in the past.
I think its really important to remember that every moment that we have been given should be cherished and used to grow and serve God with each and every moment that he has given us. I really like what you said about how the present is often unnoticeable because most of our time is spent focused on the past or future. The present is the only thing that we have control of and it is important for us to actively take control of our present and us to fully take advantage of the present to better our lives, the part of our lives that we can control.