I have been thinking about the importance of
“enjoying the now”! Enjoying, making the most of each day of life because
there are no guarantees of tomorrow. I believe that we as a people have
been living with a false sense of security in our own control over things and
last year heightened everyone’s awareness that we actually don’t have
control and things are always uncertain.

I also think it is easy for us to get stuck ruminating in the past or become
anxiety ridden thinking about the future – neither of which is helpful or
beneficial. We cannot change the past. And we cannot control the future. We
can only enjoy, appreciate, make the most of what is right NOW!!!

I encourage all of us to practice staying in the NOW, in the present moment,
choosing to think on Truth, accepting what is, celebrating the people we
love, feeling what we feel, realizing this is all part of it. We are not
guaranteed tomorrow. We don’t want to miss the beauty, wonder, and awe
of today because we are living in regret or disappointment from the past or
in fear of the future.

Our God is GOOD! He is FAITHFUL! He is the same yesterday, today and
tomorrow!!! We can TRUST Him!!! We can rest in His Love!

Trust in God doesn’t mean He will not allow the things you are afraid of to happen… trust means even if the things you are afraid of happen, God will take care of you! He’ll take care of you right now, where you are, whatever is happening.