But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children. Psalms 103:17
I’ve done it. Have you? I’ve not only attempted to live in the present, which is God’s will for me, but emotionally, I’ve lived in the past as well as the future. None of those options is good for me.
How can I know if I am living in the past? When I rehearse it and wish there had been a different outcome. I review what was done to me and fantasize what life could be like had I not been victimized. I also review my sins, even the unintentional mistakes I made from not knowing better, and ache to travel back to fix them. I live in the wonderland of wishful thinking and the grief of how it is.
How can I know if I am living in the future? When I borrow tomorrow’s trouble and decide that I can’t possibly handle what’s coming. I assess the way things are today, forecast the future, and cast it in stone. Believing that my prediction is accurate, I succumb to fear and unwarranted grief. How many times have I said ~ “I can’t handle tomorrow because . . .”
How can I have peace about the past? By believing that God is a redeemer of it. I can’t mess anything up so badly that He can’t bless me with abundant life. His mercies started afresh at 12:01 a.m. this morning so I put the past behind me and stand in the faith of His goodness.
How can I abandon a fear of the future? By trusting that He’s already there. Nothing I do is going to take Him by surprise. The scriptures about tomorrow are rock solid and will sustain the weight of my expectations, and my successes and failures.
The past and the future are out of bounds. I’m not supposed to play God. He is the only one who operates outside of time. He equipped me to live today on the wings of momentary grace.
For my yesterday’s, redeem. For today, sustain. For tomorrow, bolster my faith that You’ve got it covered. Amen
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