Embrace today

Today I was reminded to choose joy.  To accept the season of life I am currently in.  To not live in the past or the future, but to embrace the here and now.  And to do it without grumbling, without complaining, and without arguing.  Learning to be content... no matter what the circumstances.

What a difference it would make if I woke up with this mentality and perspective on a daily basis.  To embrace the ordinary, everyday tasks. Not worrying about what the future holds, but living within the boundaries of today.  Only setting foot on what is presently before me with joy instead of complaints.  

This is the day that 

the LORD has made,

so I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:24

Remember not the former things,

nor consider the things of old.

Isaiah 43:18

Therefore, do not be anxious 

about tomorrow,

for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. 

Sufficient for the day 

is it's own trouble.

Matthew 6:34 

So I embrace the here and now; because you see, it is here that I have the opportunity to respond, to learn, and to grow as I rest in the arms of my Heavenly Father... today.