The Lord is active and alive and doing things all the time. However, many of us can get focused on the future or the past and miss some of what He is doing today. God is moving each and every day; we only need to eyes to see and ears to hear. This note discusses some simple points about seeing and hearing "today".
Many times we can live with the expectancy that "someday" or "sometime" the Lord is going to move and we are going to be a part of it. While this is a true statement it is easy to lose a sense of expectancy if we only look to something in the future, or some big thing. In addition, worry can enter in and cloud the issue, as we are stressed or concerned about pending issues, things that might come up at home, or work, or in our businesses, or finances, or in our relationships.
It is also true that we can get focused on the past, when we get caught up in regrets or missed opportunities or disappointments. There are times when we can actually get weighted down with some guilt and shame, and when that happens our focus can become inward and negative. As this happens we also can miss out on what the Lord is doing today.
In Matt 6, Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow, for we have enough issues to deal with today.
In Rom 8:1 Paul told us that there is no longer any condemnation that we are free in Christ - we do not need to let the past weigh us down.
Simply speaking, the Lord has set things up so that our relationship with Jesus can help us each and every day. We don't have to make this a big thing or try to formalize it, in fact the more we simply relate with Jesus the easier it is. (I find that I make life and Christianity too difficult, and the simpler and basic I am, the better life is, and the freer I am.)
Today is the day I need to look to and the time I need to cherish. Each day is a gift from the Lord - this is the day that the Lord has given, I will be glad and rejoice in it.
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