Be Fully Present

Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, “Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.”

It’s so easy to get paralyzed in life waiting for the absolute perfect conditions. My experience is that there are a couple of different mentalities that keep us from being fully present in our lives. Are you Hyper Past, or Hyper Future?

Some of us are living in the Hyper Past group. We are either victims who are defined by our hurt, paralyzed by the past, or we are romantics, stuck in our glory days. We relive old dreams and think our best days are behind us.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have the Hyper Future group. Some of these are the planners who miss out on today because their main focus is on building their giant nest egg. Planning for your future is important. But we can still enjoy the present while we are saving for the future.

There are also those in the Hyper Future group who I’d call the After-Lifers. These are the super religious people who have no interest in this world and are just waiting around for heaven.

We are either hiding in the past or we’re paralyzed by the future. Take advantage of the moments God is giving you in the here and now.