I'm always looking for the next thrill in my life. I have a countdown app on my phone. It's always counting down to something else that I think will give me the excitement I think I need. I crave excitement, but as a result, I rarely feel like I live in the moment. What I'm not doing is looking hard enough. I'm only starting to realize how much I'm missing out on my not focusing on what God wants me to be doing in this moment, right now.
Maybe I'm sitting on the mall on my phone, missing out on that other girl my age crying right next to me about the divorce her parents are going through that she thinks is her fault. Maybe I'm doodling on my paper in class, not listening to the prayer requests that always go up on the board, and not even realizing one of my close friends just lost a grandparent. How am I missing this? How am I present in body, but completely checked out in spirit? I'm missing things God wants me to see, situations where I can be his vessel, because I am too focused on what will entertain me next. I'm trying hard to live in the moment. To live in the small things. Walking my dog and noticing and thanking God for the sunset. A text from my brother, who I miss too much that I try to forget it. I'm making an effort to do the things God wants me to do, like seek guidance and direction from Him in the moment, because when do these things ever come easily. I'm here to tell you, the best things in life are rarely the easiest things to accomplish on your own. With God, that's a different story. It's hard to not look forward to things, and I'm definitely not telling you to not look forward to things. The joy is in the journey, but the joy should be in every part of the journey and not just the super cool and exciting things. Every part of life can be something, and while you can't do anything about what happens to you every day, make an effort to choose the best way to respond to the circumstances you find yourself in. Look forward to living life for God, including the cool stuff, but don't forget that maybe God's definition of exciting events and our definition of exciting things aren't necessarily the same. Think about God watching all these opportunities pass us by that we could have utilized, but we were too distracted by the future to notice. So, think about this: make an effort to live in the moment to make the most out of the life God wants us to live, in both what feels like the monotony, and what feels like the excitement. Make an effort always, Sydney
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