‘Future Tripping’ is ‘taking thought for tomorrow.’ It is creating imaginations of what is going to happen and then actually taking a mental and emotional trip to live there for a bit. It is ‘what am I going to do if _________’ (fill in the blank), ‘what am I going to say if __________,’ ‘what would our family go through if _____________.’ Today is where GOD dwells with me; today is where eternity intersects my life, and even when I get to tomorrow, it is still ‘today’ when I get there. If grace, in part, is what energizes me to sense Gods presence, to hear His voice, then I was obviously wasting what grace was given me for the ‘real’ day on imaginations that weren’t even real, had no substance and were empty (every vain imagination that raises itself up against the knowing of God). Do I make plans for tomorrow? Sure, but they are held loosely and with an open hand…and I don’t live there. I live in His present(ce), which is TODAY. How many times are Grace and Peace, or Grace and Joy linked together in the New Testament? If you try and hoard up grace for more than Today, you will end up with something that is rotting and can’t be lived on. If you run away to empty imaginations you will neither sense His present(ce) nor hear His voice. This Week Focus on joy, grace and peace for today. In His Present(ce) is fullness of Joy. Do not worry about tomorrow. If you are not familiar with manna from heaven, read Exodus 16 and John 6:30-38. Prayer “Father God, just as the Israelites received manna from heaven one day at a time, help me rely on Your grace one day at a time so that I can truly find peace and joy in you.(paulyoung)
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:25:10 +0000