“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Matthew 6:34 The Message
I follow many devotionals, as I’m sure you do too. Two have spoken to me and I continue to go back and reread them. Both of these devotions have resonated deeply to my soul and as a reminder that God is always with us, cares about what is happening in our life and cares how we handle it all. I hope they bring peace, understanding and meaning to your daily life as well.
~ There is a little story about a man who is desperation called out to God “let me see you” and a star shined brightly, but the man did not see.
The man shouted, “God show me a miracle” and a baby was born, but the man did not notice.
So the man cried out in despair “touch me God and let me know you are here” were upon God reached down and touched the man, but the man brushed the butterfly away from his shoulder and walked on.
As time goes by in our spiritual journey we will intuitively realize where isn’t God? God is in the breeze that cools you, in the sun that warms the body and gives nutrients we need, God calls you through the sweet song from a morning bird. God is in the friend that advises and comforts you, God’s in the smile from a strangers eyes that recognizes Godself in you.
St Francis de Sale reminds us, “There is no place or thing in this world where God id not truly present. Just as were birds fly they always encounter the air, so also wherever we go or wherever we are, we find ourselves in God’s presence.” Conor Mc Court – Living An Easter Life
~ Grab onto this present moment right here before you, child, and then grab the next and the next. Let them carry you, usher you, into the peace and calm freedom of life right now. Be no slave to the past, no captive of the future. Be free in this moment in My presence, in My loving care. This is the only reality there is. All the rest is either past or not here yet. Why be troubled by either? Why subject yourself to living in unreality? Rein your mind in child, to all that is right before you. A challenge – can you do this for just today? Can you live today in the present? Moment by moment? See how it feels? When tomorrow arrives we will tackle it then. I long for you to know this peace and freedom! Pamela Steinke – Contemplative Soul
Loving God, we come to you in solitude and silence. Waiting, waiting for Your whispered words to fill our hearts with love and desire to share all that we are and all that we have with your beloveds. May we gently rest this day and through the night within the consciousness that God is with us always. Amen.
Brenda