The Power of Faith

Never assume what tomorrow will bring and never underestimate the power of today.  Both of these things are likely to happen as we cease paying attention to the present moment, the people who are present in that moment, and what God is seeking to do in our lives in the here and now part of our life.  The here and now part of our life is the arena God makes Himself known to us.  The people who are with us in the now moment are there for a reason.  And, the present moment is the only one which has any kind of guarantee on it and it is always at best a very short moment by moment guarantee.    

What is always easy for us is to live somewhere beside the present moment.  We get caught up in our plans and our eyes begin to move from here to there.  As those who walk the road of faith with Christ, there is a sense in which we are looking on up the road toward home.  Home is the only destination worthy of our efforts and it is seen only by the eyes of faith.  But, even this part of our future should not take us out of the living God wants us to do today.    

When we sign on with Jesus, we sign on to a life of trust.  What enables us to live in the present moment and to pay attention to what is unfolding around us is our faith in Christ to guide, provide, and protect.  As our faith allows us to turn lose of these concerns which can become so consuming of our time and energy, there is life left for us to catch glimpses of what is so easily missed and to make the journey home one that counts for something that is eternal.