Thursday, April 4, 2013

Living in the NOW.




This cartoon has been hanging on my refrigerator since the fall of 2011. I love the simplicity of the truth it reveals. How true is it that a dog’s favorite time is always now? Sometimes dogs can provide a great example of how we should behave in our faith. I know we are a bit more complex than a dog but come on, look closer, don’t you think that God had some purpose in creating man’s best friend with some specific traits. 

Do you see dogs sitting around concerned about what happened to them when they were a puppy or what is going to happen to them tomorrow? There are no doggie support groups or kennels focused on overcoming fear. They are always living in the moment but yet so dependent on their owners.
How much more should we depend on God in the same way? 

Dogs don’t ever worry about tomorrow and they really don’t care about what just happened. They truly live in the now. Isn’t this what Christ was talking about?

Matthew 6:34 Message - "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.”

Today, be content with where you are in your walk. Trust in the now of this moment. Trust that God’s promises are true, trust that He is ever continuing His work, in your life. Most of all, don’t ever let go of the HOPE that we all have in Him. 

God’s got this.   

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