Have you ever found yourself SO excited for something that you forget to live in my moment?? Well I’m definitely in that spot right now. I only have 13 days left of high school and let me tell you, I’m tired of school. I’m so excited to graduate!! It’s so hard to focus and study knowing that in less than 5 months I’ll be traveling around the world to tell others about Jesus’ love. I am so excited for that!! But the Lord has been showing me recently that I need to take a step back, and look at everything around me and live in the moment. Not to be worrying about tomorrow or yesterday, but to live today, in the moment.
For the past week I have been tracking what I do, hour by hour. At the end of the week, I looked to see what it was I even did in one week. There wasn’t even one hour any day that I wasn’t doing something. I was constantly busy, weather that be, hanging out with my friends, on my phone or playing with my dog. I barely had any time to just sit and talk to God, or let Him show me whatever it was He needed to show me. This has been both eye opening and beautifully wrecking to me. I now realize how much time I spend on my phone and I realize how little I spend time with God. It’s showing me what I need to cut out in order to really enjoy life and not have it fly by me.
I found this quote in a book I was reading the other day and it really caught my eye, it said
“If we remain stuck in the yesterday or constantly worry about tomorrow, we will waste the precious time of the present.”
That’s SO true!!! We waste the time in the present because we’re too worried or excited about what’s going to happen or what’s already happened. On Monday’s we look forward to Friday. When spring starts to pop, we wish for summer weather. The day after Halloween we put up the Christmas tree, wishing for Christmas to come sooner. (at least I do:)) You see how time just zooms by in a blink of an eye and we lose precious time with those around us. That is why each day I try to find joy, even in the little things. I like to write them down so I can look back on what has brought me joy.
Where do you find joy?
Thanks for reading:)
xoxo syd
P.S. I’M OFFICIALLY 80% FUNDED!!! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND HELPED ME!! I LOVE YOU ALL !
