In this very moment I am curled up on my raised (unmade) bed, surrounded by paneled walls, and filling the silence of an empty dorm with the electrifyingly calm sounds of Owl City. Yeah, I bet it seems pretty insignificant to most of you...but for me, there is so much to read between the lines of this scenario. Why? Because it's the first night of my new adventure...a night I will probably never forget.
My summer has come and gone. To be honest with you, it was a beautiful blur. Constant motion, countless moments, and creating memories. It was far greater than I had ever hoped or imagined. The reason for this? Great question.
In the midst of the chaotic storm I call my life, God gave me the grace I needed to enjoy the moment. Each and every moment of the past three months has a very precious place in my heart. God taught me many things, and reinforced so many more lessons in my life. He is good. He is sovereign. He cares about my little moments.
While I would LOVE to just pour out my heart to you about all that He has taught me, that is not the purpose of these thoughts that are pressing on my heart. (However, if you ask me, I'd love to share a cup of coffee with you and discuss all He has done in my life and in yours!)
Remember how I just described this very moment that I find myself in? Well, I did that because God has been nudging me toward a way of thinking and living. It is not ground-breaking, exciting, or mind-blowing. Actually...It's rather simple. And cliche.
He has nudged me toward the lifestyle of simply living in the moment. Being in the moment. Being present with the people of this season. Enjoying the details of today.
(Now bear with me... I don't live by "Eat, drink, be merry...for tomorrow we die!" Not at all. I'm definitely NOT advising unwise choices because you are living FOR the moment. Being IN the moment and living FOR the moment are completely different things.)
I'd be lying to you if I said this has been something I have been pondering for days. Because I haven't. I have been in the midst of a serious writer's block....and for me, a girl who thinks by writing, that means I have not been able to process my thoughts and emotions correctly. It has been the most frustrating few weeks I have ever experienced for that very reason!
But today, I was able to put words to my restless and searching thoughts.
You all know the quote: "Wherever you are, be all there." Yeah, I heard someone quote that today and it put everything back into focus for me. Then in discussing life with some good friends, a similar conversation arose. Living for this moment...this season. BAM. God had my attention.
THINK about that. Close your eyes. Ponder it for a good minute. Wherever you are, be all there.
Be IN the moment. Milk it for all it is worth. Look up, bask in the glorious sky God has given...for it is breathtaking every single moment of every day. Foster relationships with the people who are in your life at this VERY moment. Put down the phone, texting people who are hours away from you can wait. Foster your passions and excitement for things... they have been given to you for a reason. Seek God's purpose and will for you TODAY. Take it one step at a time.
We are told to not worry about tomorrow. We have been given this moment for a reason. We have been granted this season of life for only a short time. "We'll never be together quite like this again." We will never be quite like this again.
So, as I head into this crazy exciting adventure, I am deciding to be all there in the moment. I will not worry about tomorrow, I will not dwell on the fears of the unknown.
I will bask in quiet moments such as this. I will enjoy the beauty God gives each day. I will pour into the lives of those who He has surrounded me with in this season.
Friend, I ask you this... Will you be all there? Wherever you are?
Because, for everything there is a season... and seasons are made up of moments.
Don't blink... just live.
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Sara MaeI am just an average college girl trying to shine a light on what being in college is really like. I attend Summit University, (previously Baptist Bible College) a small school with a huge heart. I love decorating my dorm, interacting with my friends, and learning what God is trying to teach me through those around me! Archives
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