Have you ever looked through a pair of binoculars backwards? I have. Not surprisingly, everything is tiny. Objects that are sitting right next to you suddenly look like they’re miles away.
I recently had an eye-opening experience. I went on an Apostolic Youth Corps trip to Ireland. Going into it, I had a pretty strong feeling that I would receive a call to the mission field while in Ireland. Much to my surprise and yes, dismay, God gave me a “bloom where I planted you” kind of a message. Wait, I traveled 3,500 miles for You to tell me to stay where I am?
As a teenager, I stressed so much about God’s plan for me. I would beg God to show me His plan for my future. You see, without knowing His plan, how could I do anything? How would I know what college to attend or what kind of a job to get? I needed the endgame so I could make my first move.
Since returning from Ireland, I’ve realized that by focusing so much on my future, I was looking at the present through a backwards pair of binoculars. Rather than seeking God’s will for tomorrow, He wants me to fall on my knees and seek His will for right now. “Who I will be tomorrow, I am becoming today” has been my motto since I was 17 years old. And only just now is the real meaning becoming clear to me; if I get today right, tomorrow I will be in God’s will. If I get tomorrow right, then I will be in God’s will the next day.
That chain of todays, tomorrows, and next days will continue until one day, we’ll realize we’ve lived our entire life. All that’s left will be eternity.
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