Live in the now!

From The Five Minute Bible Study and More! · 5:23

Show by Dr. Christina PHD

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!So often, we find ourselves in yesterday or worrying about tomorrow.We replay past mistakes, regret missed opportunities, worry about what could happen, and become so focused on what is next that we forget to appreciate what God is doing right now.But God has called us to live in the present.Living in the now means recognizing that today is a gift from God. It means trusting Him with yesterday,surrendering tomorrow, and being intentional about how we live today.We cannot change yesterday, and we cannot control tomorrow, but we can choose to walk with God today.The question is: Are we so busy worrying about tomorrow or holding on to yesterday that we are missing what God wants to do in our lives right now?Scripture: God Gives Us Grace for Today!Matthew 6:34 (KJV)"Take therefore no thought for themorrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."Jesus reminds us not to become consumed with tomorrow's worries.Sometimes we spend so much energy anticipating problems that we fail to experience the blessings God has placed in front of us.God does not promise that we will know everything about tomorrow. He promises that we can-trust Him today.Questions to ponder:Why do you think it is so easy to worry about tomorrow instead of trusting God today?What are some things that distractus from appreciating the present?How can we learn to trust God with things we cannot control?Key takeaway: Don't let tomorrow's uncertainty steal today's peace.Scripture: Stop Living in the PastIsaiah 43:18-19 (KJV)"Remember ye not the former things,neither consider the things of old.Behold, I will do a new thing; now it-shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?"Sometimes the greatest obstacle tomoving forward is our attachment to what happened yesterday.We may hold on to:Past mistakes and failures.Hurt caused by other people.Missed opportunities.Regrets and disappointments.Former seasons of life that we wish we could revisit.God does not want our past to become a prison that keeps us from embracing our future.We can learn from yesterday without living there.God may be doing something new in our lives right now, but we can miss it if we are constantly looking backward.

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