What is Your Next Step?

All of us are constantly looking at the next thing. At breakfast, we’re already planning lunch and dinner. While it’s great to plan and planning is needed, we also need to be in the moment. When we’re always planning for the next thing we forget that it will take care of itself in the long run. It’s important to be present and in the moment (Matt 6:34).

 

I’m by no means taking anything away from planning. I do it all the time…..for retirement, for vacation, for the next business trip, for a family get together, for family bible study, etc. All that planning is necessary to get some things done, but it doesn’t negate the need for me to be present now…..for my staff, for the family and for myself. I need to focus on the here and the now. 

We’ll only get these moments once and we’ll never see them again, so I want to enjoy the moment and get all the joy out of each one that I can. I also want to pour into others right now - I want them to know they are valuable.  They are worth my time and attention. 

Time is moving so fast and we’re so used to getting things quick, that we’ve lost the ability to concentrate on the moment. I remember being a little girl and just enjoying whatever I was doing at the time – of course, that was before cell phones and streaming and tablets and the like. So we have to be intentional about being in the moment. It doesn’t just happen.  

What are you going to do next? Take all your time planning for tomorrow, or enjoy today. Remember, tomorrow isn’t promised (Jam 4:14). All we really have is today. Yes, we want to be strategic for tomorrow, but let’s live for right now and make the most of it.