What you expect out of today is pretty much what you’re going to get. That isn’t some big revelation, but it’s amazing how often I need to remind myself. I guess that’s the point, isn’t it—learning to become more aware of what’s important.
For me, that always begins with asking God who he wants to be for me. He may be the same yesterday, today, and forever, but I’m not. I’m supposed to be growing in him, going with him from “glory to glory” (2 Cor. 3:18). If I’m trying to relate to him as the person I used to be, rather than who he says I can be now, I may miss what part of his character and nature he’s trying to show me. Who he wants to be for me is always exactly what I need to deal with my present circumstances. That’s why he’s told me on more than one occasion to get my head out of my past.
If I approach my circumstances just with my head, that’s where my thoughts end up—present/past. And, when I inevitably get overwhelmed trying to figure out how to deal with stuff, that usually triggers how I dealt with things like it before, which historically has been less than impressive.
But when I listen with my heart first to who God wants to be for me, I see myself as he does, present/future. Not in all my past fears and failures, but for who I’m becoming in his love, grace, peace, wisdom, and joy. His presence overwhelms my overwhelmed mind. My circumstances become nothing compared to who God wants to be for me in them, and my expectations of today change. I pray yours do too, and today is a present/future, greater glory, knowing who God wants to be for you kind of day.
“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’
And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I’m listening’” (Psalm 27:8).
Equip Your Spirit 