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As the new year approaches, I have to constantly remind myself to live in the moment, not the future.  I get so caught up with my hopes and my dreams of the future that I simply forget to just live in the moment, minute by minute.  I know that it is good to make my plans for the future and to set my goals, but then I must let them go and follow God’s direction for my life.  I must give Him complete control of my steps.  The Bible states, “A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure” (Proverbs 16:9).

God will provide our steps and direction if we simply give Him the control.  If we allow Him to direct our steps, doors will open, opportunities will arise, and mountains will move!  We can set our goals and make our plans, but we must wait on God and His timing for all our plans to come to pass.  We need not worry about tomorrow or when our plans will be accomplished because He will give us just the right time for all our hopes and dreams to be fulfilled.

I love to dream about tomorrow so much that I will simply forget about today.  I will get swept up in worrying about tomorrow or dreaming about it that I will forget about the moment.  We need to simply accept each moment as it comes to us.  A great way to do this is by giving ourselves reality checks.  We need to ask ourselves, Am I accepting this present moment, or am I pretending by escaping into the future?  This is very important for me to do. I have learned that for me, this is one way I numb out my pain.  I numb out any bad feelings I may be having at that particular moment in time.  I escape to dreamland!  I challenge you today to face today.  I challenge you to deal with whatever is holding you back to face your day.  Is their unresolved pain that you need to deal with?  Has someone hurt you?  Have you hurt someone?  Is their some type of grief that you need to face head on?  Do it today so that you can live in the moment and enjoy life.  Joyce Meyer’s states, “The greatest present that God gives us is the “present” moment!  We need to always be living in the moment and enjoying life to its fullest!  This is not always an easy task to accomplish, but remember, with God all things are possible!

Let us constantly remind ourselves to live in the moment, not the future. We can make our plans, but then we must turn them over to God and allow Him to lead us.  We must simply let go and let God.  If we do this, we can enjoy our day! I pray you enjoy your day!

Many blessings,

Kristen

Scripture for the day:

This is the day that the Lord has made.  I will rejoice and be glad in it! (Psalm 118:24)

Additional Scripture:

Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?…. Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.  Today’s trouble is enough for today. (Matthew 6:27, 34)

The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction.  Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. (Lamentations 3:22-23)

Short Summary of David and Saul:  In the beginning, Saul liked David very much.  David helped Saul by playing his harp for him.  The music played made a tormenting spirit go away and leave Saul.  This pleased him very much.  Unfortunetly, things began to change and Saul despised David.  David ran away and hid in the wilderness.  It was in this wilderness that Saul hunted for David.  Scripture states, “Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let him be found.”

Footnotes in The Life Recovery Bible:  The wonderful little phrase “but God didn’t let [David] be found [by Saul]” must not be overlooked.  Saul persued David, but God protected, provided for, and preserved David’s life.  During the difficult years of running from Saul, David must have often felt alone and abandoned by God.  But here we are told that God was working to protect David throughout that time.  Even when things look bad for us, God is with us, protecting us in ways we do not even know.  He is indeed worthy of our confidence and trust. (1 Samuel: 14-15)

Friends, God is always with us, fighting our battles for us.  When we are in the wilderness being hunted by our fears, our loneliness, or our depression we can trust in God.  If we make a decision to trust in Him, He will protect us, provide for us and preserve our lives.  God is a good God.  I challenge you to reach out to Him today.  Cry out to Jesus and trust that He is with you.

God bless,

You see, I had trust issues.  My biological father had left me, my “dad” had left me, boyfriends had left me, and then I was in fear that my husband would leave me too.  I lived in constant fear that my husband was going to leave me and that he would abandon me.  This was no life for me.  So, I chose to cry out to Jesus once again.  I chose to take my love walk with God and just see how he could change me and my circumstances.  When I had finally had enough, when I was finally sick and tired of living in fear, doubt, sadness and depression long enough, I turned my entire life over to Him and gave Him complete control.  I started reading scriptures such as, ”"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6).” Once I began reading these scriptures, they finally took root in my heart.  I had to get them in my head and then they finally sunk into my heart. I challenge you today, to say this scripture daily.  Post it up in the bathroom, on your refrigerator, in your car.  Anywhere that you can glance over at it and say it so that it eventually seeps down into your heart.

Friends, God will never leave you.  God loves you.  Even when it’s hard to believe that God is with you and He will never leave you, we must have trust and faith.  Faith conquers all fear.  With this faith comes love.  We learn to love, to trust, to laugh, to live.  I ask you, are you ready to trust God?

When my father and grandmother passed away, I thought God had abandoned me, just as my earthly father had done in the past.  I thought I would forever be alone and that no one could ever truly understand my pain.  The pain was so deep and I thought it would never heal.  I couldn’t understand why God could take away the only father I ever truly felt loved me and in addition, that He would leave me too.  As I was sobbing from my pain, I screamed out to God, “Where are you and why have you left me?”  With tears rolling down my face, I felt so much anger and bitterness toward God.  Thank God that He did not feel this way toward me.  As I cried out to Him, I felt his loving arms wrap around me. His Holy Spirit was there with me. I knew that I was not alone, he did not abandon me, and that He does love me.

God loves you too.  He wants to wrap His arms around you.  He is there waiting on you to take a love walk with Him.  There is nothing in this world that could take His love away from you.  You are a precious jewel to Him.  Just cry out to Him and He will be there for you with loving arms.  I challenge you to open your Bible today and begin your love walk with God.  Begin allowing His word to sink down into your spirit and experience the love of God.  God does not want you to ever feel alone.  He is always there for you.  I ask you, are you ready to begin a love walk with Him?

I would like to share with you a prayer from, The Tender Words of God, written by Ann Spangler:

“Lord, steady my heart, so that when life is difficult, I will not give in to the temptation to think that you have rejected me. May I remember that strength comes from living in your presence and relying on your faithfulness.”