"Humans live in time but the Father destines them to eternity. He therefore, I believe, wants them to attend to chiefly two things, to eternity itself, and to that point of time which they call the Present. For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity." (From Screwtape Letters, words from the senior demon).
Lot of words but here's what I take away personally. We are made for eternity. We can choose to live in the light of eternity, make decisions in the light of eternity and live in the moment knowing that we have eternity. Or, we can be swallowed in anxiety, fear and shame.
I can worry about tomorrow, jobs, health, etc. I can live in the shame of the past failures. Both steal away the present moment where the Lord is with me. Both shift my focus from the God who has a destiny for me to my problems and my pain!
God's grace is for the present. It is bread for today, as Jesus said. Tomorrow the Lord will provide again but today His grace, care, provision is sufficient.
So, here's the point. Walking through a bit of personal anxiety currently. Not as bad as some have it, maybe worse than others. And that is irrelevant. What I am choosing to do each day is worship the God who has a destiny for me. I choose to worship that He will provide even though I don't know how. I am choosing to resist the shame that says I am not worthy of His love, that I am being cursed.
I've done tough times wrong in the past, fears, worries, stress. Not doing it this time. I have a God who has destined me for eternity and He is with me right now. Tomorrow has it's own evil (as Jesus said) but today, the Lord is good and good to me.
How about you? In a tough season? You are not alone and the Lord is not done with you! Now we have a reason to celebrate!!!
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