Where do you live?
The question is simple but the answer may be more complex. Most people respond by giving their address. Although we sleep at home, many of us spend very little time there.
I have learnt that all of us live in one of three places, the past, the present or the future.
Many people live in the past. Every time they speak it is about the bad or good of the days gone by. The Bible is clear that we should not forget the past, but equally we must not live there. Past betrayals, rejections or failures can throw a shadow over your today and kill your tomorrow before it arrives.
Others live in the future. The weekend, the holiday or your retirement. If I get there or if I get that, I will be a happy person. The truth is, tomorrow may never come.
All we really have is today. It is a gift from God, independent of yesterday and unaffected by tomorrow.
Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
