Today is the Day.

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kisharena80

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In Keep a Quiet Heart, Elisabeth Elliott says, “Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.”
How many times will we grow anxious over what hasn't even happened in our tomorrow's that time is stolen from the now of being still in God's presence? Delighting and tasting, seeing that He is good.
I do believe God wants us to set goals but when those goals take precedence over cultivating our relationship with him through worship, prayer and eating the daily bread of every word that proceeds from His mouth we become weak in our faith. That's when the fear sets in causing us to be tormented with discontentment. We don't leave our physical body hungry preparing for tomorrow's meal nor should we do it for the spiritual man's hunger.

2 Corinthians 6:2 KJVS
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
 
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Amen, Kisha! :)


Our heavenly Father takes good care of us all. There's no need to worry and yet we do. We're all growing and learning to cast all of our cares on Him, because He cares for us. I think sometimes we forget to live in that truth.


In Matthew 6, Jesus says that our heavenly Father feeds the birds of the air. And they don't sow food and store it up like people do. They trust their creator for each day without worrying about tomorrow. And yet how much more does He care for us, His children.


And then Jesus spoke of clothing and told us to take a look at the lilies of the field and how gorgeous they are. They don't grow weary, there's not one burden they bear to grow so beautifully, nor do they spin around to make themselves so pretty, but God makes them majestic and not even Solomon is all his glory was clothed as beautiful as the fields.


When we begin to worry about what we're going to eat or drink or how we'll be clothed, we're not trusting in our faithful God. We forget His goodness and His lovingkindness.


We have such an abundance of everything, especially here in the US. And yet we seem to always want more and aren't satisfied with what we already have. We tend to lack contentment and thankfulness.


I left the house the other day without my cell phone. And what's the first thing I thought of? What if I break down and have no way to call anyone for help.


How quickly we can fall into worry. And I chided myself for allowing my thoughts to go in that direction. God used that to remind me that there's no difference from living faithfully if you have a cell phone or you don't.


When I was a young mother with children before cell phones became the rage, I didn't really give a thought about what would I do if I broke down. Well let me say I gave it some thought as a precaution so that I knew what I'd do in a circumstance like that it were ever to occur. But I didn't worry like the other day when the first thing that popped into my mind was, "Oh no, I forgot my cell phone!" And the what ifs hit me right away.


How quickly we can all forget that we can trust God for everything.........everything!


He's a Sovereign God who cares for His children and because He loves us we really can cast all of our cares on Him!


So yeah, let's live in today. :)
 
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kisharena80

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Amen this is so true!!!! Thank you I felt the Holy Spirit when I read this.
 
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Psalm 118:24This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
 
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[video=youtube;xmUZ6nCFNoU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUZ6nCFNoU[/video] :)
 
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kisharena80 said:
In Keep a Quiet Heart, Elisabeth Elliott says, “Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.”
How many times will we grow anxious over what hasn't even happened in our tomorrow's that time is stolen from the now of being still in God's presence? Delighting and tasting, seeing that He is good.
I do believe God wants us to set goals but when those goals take precedence over cultivating our relationship with him through worship, prayer and eating the daily bread of every word that proceeds from His mouth we become weak in our faith. That's when the fear sets in causing us to be tormented with discontentment. We don't leave our physical body hungry preparing for tomorrow's meal nor should we do it for the spiritual man's hunger.

2 Corinthians 6:2 KJVS
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
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Too many people nowadays want to be teachers. The problem is often the ones who should be teachers never consider teaching.

I suspect you're one of those people. You have the heart to be a teacher. Check out if the Lord would have you be one, because believers need encouragers like you to teach.

(Yeah, I know you got this from Ms. Elliot, but I'm not basing this on this one post. I'm basing this on watching your posts since you've been on this site.)
 
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kisharena80

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You are so kind and I've been running from it that's confirmation. My joy is knowing people can eat the word and grow!!!
 
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