The Journey to Now

While the journey of faith is never static and always progressing, it is also true that where we are going is where we are.  We may have grandiose plans about accomplishing some goal, arriving at some spiritual state of maturity, or getting to a particular destination, but the truth is there is no guarantee of the journey taking us anywhere except where we are in the moment.  Kingdom of God seekers need go no farther ahead in time than now and to no place more distant than the heart in which Christ chooses to dwell thought the presence of the Holy Spirit.    

The Apostle Paul spoke to this reality as he wrote, "I have learned to be content with whatever I have..."  (Philippians 4:11)    The Apostle is declaring that he needs nothing more than what is in the present moment.  This truth is a hard word for status seekers, power grabbers, and spiritual junkies.  Where God has taken us matters more than where we want Him to take us.  Our inability to live with such a reality reflects the degree to which we are willing to allow Christ to control our life.   

So much is missed by our desire for a speedy journey that gets us to tomorrow, or the thing next on our agenda.  The God who desires for us to know where are and with whom we are walking takes no delight in our hurrying to get somewhere else lifestyle.  Where we are going is where He has put us today.  Faithfulness to Christ means paying attention to that place on the journey and being grateful for it.