We’ll also find trusting God invites peace in our moments. Trusting God for future outcomes allows us to focus on the present- which is precisely where we’ll find Him. Live in the present – focus on what God is doing now, and put your hope in what He will do in the future.Īs believers, we have faith and hope in a blessed future in God and expect good things to come from Him- “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28īut when our thoughts about the present or future outcome of events become a distraction or obsession, we’ve crossed the line of living in peace and in the “now”.

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” “Forget the former things do not dwell on the past. He never meant for us to relive it multiple times. God doesn’t want us to continually rehash our broken places in the past, we’ve already lived it once, it is dead and gone “now”. If we’re going to enjoy life, we need to be where God is- He is in the “now” and He’s working in and through us in the very place our footsteps take us. Living and staying in the moment is challenging- thoughts distract us, that’s why practicing focus is important. We may think we’re living in the “now” but we’re often somewhere else. It also means not over-thinking your next line, you’re last blocking movement or your current hand prop. It means living in those spaces, not speeding through them at 100 mph nor shifting into auto-pilot. It means being focused and directly connected with your scene partner. This means getting and staying committed to listening to what your scene partner is saying and doing, thus responding in a truthful way. I studied and worked as an actress for some time and one important element of truthful acting is to learn to “Live in the moment”.

Reliving the past, attached or obsessing over outcomes in the present or future makes it impossible to live in the “now”… which is where we can find and engage God. When our body is in one place and our thoughts elsewhere, we can miss pieces of life, miss what God is doing in the moment, or a relationship opportunity. Often, our minds are anywhere but where we are. Our moments are what make up our day and ultimately our life.

Living in the moment