“The present moment is all that is real.
The past is gone.
The future is not yet.
We remember the past and anticipate the future,
but we always do so in the present.
“Reality is always now.
And the single most important aspect of reality
is that God is present in it every moment.
To forget that God is present in any given moment
is to forget the most important aspect of that moment.”
~Gregory A. Boyd in Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now
Where is God present for you in this moment?
In the stillness,
Sandy
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God being present in every moment is how I survive!
To remember He is there in all the good and all the bad… all the beauty and all the ugly . . . Hugs to you, Andrew.
Where is God present for me in this moment? In the quiet, stillness of morning, devotions, scripture and coffee….and the beauty of those lovely photographs. Have a wonderful weekend of moments, my beautiful friend. xox
God is present for me in this moment–and every moment–when I “see” you. Someday we’ll share a real skin-to-skin hug. Love to you. xox
God is present for me in my canning moments — all over my kitchen there is evidence of His rich provision! Tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumbers, delightful ferris wheels of dill seed, and the promise of squash and pumpkin ripening in the garden.
I’m buried in blessing, and, true to form, I grumble about how I’m going to manage it all . . . everything I see has to be handled somehow and then dumped into a jar!
Then God reminds me that I’m grouching in the presence of gift.
And so did you bury all the bounty in the jars? I’m picturing rows of them all lined up in beautiful colors.
God is present for me as I look out my window into the back yard where my golden and my son’s golden (my “grand-dog”) are exploring, sniffing…the air is quiet, the sky clouding, getting full. God was present for me earlier when I took my morning walk/jog and felt I couldn’t make it and wanted to quit, and I said, “Please help me get to the end of this run segment God-it’s only 10 more seconds, but I want to quit now.” God is present in every single moment of my life; it’s just that sometimes, I get too busy to remember. He is a GOOD God! I love your pictures, Sandy!
Only 10 more seconds… Somehow they seem forever when I’m trying to run. 😉
I’m picturing that backyard right now, Mary, with the goldens at play…
How beautiful..”To forget that God is present in any given moment
is to forget the most important aspect of that moment.” This is a most profound truth!
Somedays I am so forgetful…
“God is present in every moment.” So thankful for the reminder that He is present in this moment. And this one. And this one. He is with us always. Blessings!
And this one… And every past moment of this busy week.
Oh yes – God has given us this life, and this moment is in one sense all we have – and God is with us here and now … So important and relieving to experience and know that He is by my side.
Blessings to your week, Sandra!
I hope you sensed his presence this past week, Nina.