Are You Living in the Past, Present or Future?

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

I have found there are many people who are not living for today. That includes me, at times. The enemy would love for us to live either in the past or in the future.

It is so easy to live in the past, and we could be living with much regret . . . “If only I did it this way; if only I didn’t do that.” You can be so busy thinking about what you did or didn’t do. This is the tactic of the enemy so that we aren’t doing what the Lord wants us to be doing today. If you are feeling that way, and you have children, you are missing out on what they are doing today. You could be missing out on helping them to choose the Lord and His way.

It’s just as easy to be living in the future. You know . . . “When I get more money, or when I get a better job, or when I can do things better.” Now, I fi rmly believe that it’s good to have goals—because if you don’t have any goals, how can you aim for something? But sometimes we find ourselves worrying about tomorrow and what it will bring. I remember one time my husband saying to me, “Why worry when you can pray?” My thought at that time was, “How can I pray while I’m worrying?” Now I fully agree with him!

Don’t let the worries of this world control you to a point that you are not present for the people around you. You will not be present for God to use you. You will miss out on so much of what God is trying to teach you and His blessings. Live your life to the fullest today!

– Pat Hall