Today is all I have

Today is all I have

Right now, in this very moment

I ask myself, is tomorrow actually guaranteed to me?

Have my ideas of the future ever gone the way I planned? 

I pray for clarity, and He makes it very clear to me…

Today is all I have 

Right now, in this very moment

Why do I worry about tomorrow?

For I can not control my future  

I reflect and look deep within my soul

My soul longs for surrender, to let go of what was & accept what is 

Falling more and more deeply into the present 

Today is all I have 

Right now, in this very moment

Therefore, I find peace in the present 

I breathe in slowly, the undeniable joy of the Lord sweeps over me

Because I know the God who breathes life into me,

I walk with confidence and gratitude  

I surrender to my will, allowing His will to be done

Today is all I have

Right now, in this very moment 

I seek the Lord with all of my heart 

I can not afford to lean on my own understanding

I must stay grounded in the presence of the Lord   

For as the heavens are higher than the earth 

So are His thoughts and His ways higher than mine

Today is all I have

Right now, in this very moment

In the now, I have a choice

In the now, I choose surrender

In the now, the Holy Spirit guides my path 

And in the now, I am truly free

– Lindsey Wilcox

Verses that inspired this poem: 

James 4:13-18 

¹³ Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” ¹⁴ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. ¹⁵ Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” ¹⁶ As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. ¹⁷ If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.