Present

" Keep me in the moment..."

....to be thankful for what I have,

and all those simple everyday moments

that seem to pass too quickly.

I've been trying to stay focused on the moments as they come.

Be fueled with the words as I read them.

Remember the true gifts are in the Present.

Some recent jots from my journal:

"The ultimate protection against sinking during life's storms, 

is devoting time to develop a friendship with God.

Let go of petty superficial stuff, and trust 

that your life is meaningful in the eyes of God.

Give up control over your future and let God define your life.

God wants you to be continually protected, guided, and comforted.

God wants you to live moment by moment in His Presence.

Do what you can, God will take care of the rest.

Don't let discouragement set in.

When your awareness of God falters & flickers, life feels fragmented.

When you focus on Him in your thoughts, you feel safe and complete.

Turn a way from ill-treatment & rejection.

Do Not let offenses fill your heart.

Watch the quality of your own department.

Trying to order your world is counterproductive to spiritual growth.

We will not see positive results in our daily lives if we speak negative things.

Deliberately turn away from negative thoughts.

Pride, anger, rebellion, complaining, self-pity...

face and deal with these ungodly traits.

We must sometimes go through difficult circumstances to

learn His ways.

Forgive.

Commit to your own healing.

Spend time allowing God's light to infuse your dreams

with life, gradually transforming them into reality.

Take a break from trying to figure everything out.

His purpose for us is perfectly portioned out in assignments

meant for us today. No More. No Less.

Reconnect with God who knows how to breathe life back into

depleted and dead places.

Trust God's mysterious, majestic Presence.

Only in letting go & letting God can you ever find

the joy and freedom you so anxiously seek.

Be Present. Believe that this moment is the moment."

" Be ready at all times for the gifts of God,

and always for new ones."

" God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame."

Praying you are safe and well.

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