God is fully realized and alive in the moment. When we venture our mind into the past or the future we find ourselves disconnected from our core because the Creator designed us to live and be fully in the moment. The realities of the day-to-day essence of the human experience means we sometimes struggle with staying present. There are all kinds of things occurring in the moment that cause us to recall the past. When we look for meaning in what is happening now we typically go to the past. Our brain is looking for answers. And sometimes we find them in the past. The key is not forgetting to return to the present where we can make use of the information. If we are simply trudging up past scenarios to get out of the present, we may find ourselves stuck. God is ready to welcome us back to the present when we return. God does not punish us for taking whatever time it took. God simply accepts us where we are. When we are stuck God will also reach out to us in any number of ways to remind us of the truth which lies in the moment. In the present we can take action or choose not to take action based on what is actually happening versus responding to the past occurrence. It requires us to be mindful if we are operating only from our mind or our heart as well. Our heart is always calling us to return to the present where and when the breath is going in and out.
My prayer for us is the willingness to pay attention to when we find ourselves out of touch with the present by letting our mind stay in the past and choose to return to the present and operate from what is today.
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