Moment Pulling


Each Monday morning I begin to think about all the stuff that I have to do for the upcoming week. This week’s objectives included:
  
·         Finalizing the new sermon series

  • ·         Write Worthy Words (your reading it now)
  • ·         Create, produce and hang artwork for the new series of messages
  • ·         Post last week’s message to the webpage
  • ·         Post last week’s Worthy Words to my blog then to three social media pages
  • ·         Clean off my desk
  • ·         Pick up clothes from the cleaners
  • ·         Make plans for wife’s birthday.


Looking over my “to-do” list, I found my heart starting to race and it was only 8:45 in the morning. I've always been a person who was primarily driven by the next project and hopes of the days where the task at hand is a success. It has been my passion to live a life that God wants me to ultimately live and give Him the credit for it. However, the problem sometimes…well a lot of the time… is that I miss the moments where God is actually attempting to grab my attention. So many times Jesus had to say, "if only you had eyes to see and ears to hear."   I've wondered about those words for hours. I understand that Jesus is fully present and that He is trying to call me into participation with Him and His Kingdom. What I have missed, or better yet, ignored, is that Jesus is pulling me into this moment.

Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord; point out the right road for me to follow.  Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.  All day long I put my hope in you—Psalm 25:4-5 NLT. God is looking for me to put my hope and trust in Him today, ALL day long, not just tomorrow or when I’m in need of Him.  He's challenging me to see all the moments of my life as being filled with meaning. Each moment is filled with the presence of God, but I'm so stuck on the project being a success that I glide right by them. As a result, I’ve decided to start my days differently. I’m going to start each day by praying, asking God to give me a clear understanding of each moment. I’ll still plan and dream about the future, of course, but I’m going to concentrate more on each moment, as well!  How about you? If you find that you’re like me – prone to overlook the moment in order to get to the future – I invite you to join me in this daily prayer!

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