It's been a long and busy week and, all of a sudden, here it is...Thursday night and time for another Five Minute Friday prompt...and I'm still working on last week's prompt! I thought it was too late to add it to the official Five Minute Friday board, but it's not...so...here goes!!!
Last week's prompt...PRESENT.
Go!
Present. "The past follows hard on the heels of the present" and "the present is a gift...that's why they call it "the present".
Cliches? Yes, but, nevertheless, true. The past does follow hard on the heels of the present and the present is, indeed, a gift...one that we should value and use wisely.
For some reason, though, I'm a very slow learner. Not in every area, of course, but in the most important areas it seems...like doing life and doing it well, making wise life choices, and moving ahead. I keep thinking that at some point I'm going to wake up and figure things out...and maybe I am...but really? At 54 I really should be further down the road than I am.
I've always prided myself on being easily pleased and content with however things fall. I mean contentment with godliness is a good thing...right? But I'm starting to realize that, far too often, I am content with things...not because I'm walking in God's plan for me, but because, out of fear of what might happen if I do, I have made foolish choices and settled for much less than God's best for me. I tend to settle for 'less than' because 'less than' is how I see myself. I'm afraid that I have tricked myself (or maybe allowed others to trick me) into believing that having a low estimation of self and settling for whatever is tossed to me is equal to Biblical humility. It is not!
It's time to take charge of my present by dealing with my past and, purposefully, moving past it and into all that God has created me to be and to do what He has created me to do. I need to see me as God sees me. Through prayer, perseverance, and a commitment to the Lord...to His Word and His ways...I know I can overcome every obstacle!
It begins right here...right now!
Stop!
Have a blessed evening!
All My Love,
~Rebecca
Five Minute Friday - a free write, which means, as our hostess, Kate Motaung, says, "...no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write."
Last week's prompt...PRESENT.
Go!
Present. "The past follows hard on the heels of the present" and "the present is a gift...that's why they call it "the present".
Cliches? Yes, but, nevertheless, true. The past does follow hard on the heels of the present and the present is, indeed, a gift...one that we should value and use wisely.
For some reason, though, I'm a very slow learner. Not in every area, of course, but in the most important areas it seems...like doing life and doing it well, making wise life choices, and moving ahead. I keep thinking that at some point I'm going to wake up and figure things out...and maybe I am...but really? At 54 I really should be further down the road than I am.
I've always prided myself on being easily pleased and content with however things fall. I mean contentment with godliness is a good thing...right? But I'm starting to realize that, far too often, I am content with things...not because I'm walking in God's plan for me, but because, out of fear of what might happen if I do, I have made foolish choices and settled for much less than God's best for me. I tend to settle for 'less than' because 'less than' is how I see myself. I'm afraid that I have tricked myself (or maybe allowed others to trick me) into believing that having a low estimation of self and settling for whatever is tossed to me is equal to Biblical humility. It is not!
It's time to take charge of my present by dealing with my past and, purposefully, moving past it and into all that God has created me to be and to do what He has created me to do. I need to see me as God sees me. Through prayer, perseverance, and a commitment to the Lord...to His Word and His ways...I know I can overcome every obstacle!
It begins right here...right now!
Stop!
Have a blessed evening!
All My Love,
~Rebecca
Five Minute Friday - a free write, which means, as our hostess, Kate Motaung, says, "...no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write."
I too think I've settled for less than God's best for more me. Thanks for the reminder to stay in the present and focus on what's ahead instead of what has been or what *might* happen (living in fear).
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