The good thing about living in
the moment is that once the moment passes, it is gone forever! Each moment is a
gift from God - even the negative ones - and walking in God's will for each
minute is our gift back to God.
Scripture has many references to
the topic of God's Will for us: giving thanks, knowing God and Jesus whom He
sent, living a holy life which is set apart from sin.
God also has a
specific will for each of us (Ephesians 2:10). As we obediently align each
moment of our day with His will, He leads us in the way we should go - even
inspiring our activities and which road to take to get there.
The key to walking
in all of the fruit of God's Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) is patience. I'm
learning that when we finally walk in patience, we will exhibit all of the Holy
Spirit's fruit.
We wait on the Lord
and follow His perfect timing and way so that we can rise on eagle's wings, run
and not get weary and walk in His paths and not get faint in doing good (Isaiah
40:31).
God reveals to us
His ultimate purpose for our life one moment at a time. We come to a revelation
of the true meaning of eternal life, realizing that it starts for us at the
moment of our salvation and continues on throughout eternity (1 Timothy
6:11-12).
Thankfully, Jesus
is the Vine and God grafted us to that Vine when we humbled our self and called
out to Him for salvation (John 15:4). When we realized our depravity and our
need for a Savior, we came to Christ and received the fullness of His life,
fruit, wisdom and strength in addition to eternal rewards (John 15:8).
We totally trust in
God's goodness, direction, provision, love, joy and peace through every moment
of our day. He conforms us the divine nature and image of His Son (Romans 8:29)
as we totally surrender to His will for us.
Prayer:
Father God, You
call each of us to live with thankful hearts and to wait on You each moment of
our day. We sing songs of gratitude and praise, read Your Word and grow and
mature spiritually and follow the direction of Your Spirit in order to walk in
Your ways.
There is no
scenario in our life that would prevent us from walking in Your will for us.
Even if we lose our ability to walk, talk, see or hear, we can live a life of
praise and prayer. We rejoice regardless of the trials we face, because Your
entire Trinity abides within us. We praise You with every breath we take.
Thought for the
Day:
Viewing our life
from God's perspective frees us from unrealistic expectations of Him that are
obviously not His perfect will for us; they may be our desires, but if He is
not providing them, they are not His will for us in this moment of time.
