There's Only Now: Part 1

There is only now to do something. There is only now to act. You can’t do anything in the past or the future. This is good news! God is not in the past or the future. He is outside of time. Don’t let the past kill you now. Forget about the future. Focus on the now. Because we, as Christians, are never going to die, we need to forget about tomorrow. There is only hope because there is only now. As long as there is a now, we are good. If there isn’t a now, we are lost. Our hope is not in man. Our hope is in God, “so that we may boldly say the Lord is my helper.” (Hebrews 13:5-6)

Don’t presume on tomorrow (Proverbs 27:1; Matthew 6:34). This means don’t make plans on tomorrow. The definition of “presume” is “to undertake with unwarranted boldness,” “to take for granted or assume,” and “to undertake without right or permission.” God gave us support for our boldness (Hebrews 13:6). If you presume, you will be in fear. There is no such thing as yesterday or tomorrow. The only proof you have of yesterday is what you reap today. If we make God our helper, that’s the only way we can be absolutely sure. We have to receive this, operate by it and see what God does.

We should live with Godly perspective. If God doesn’t think about yesterday or tomorrow, then we shouldn’t (James 4:13-16). This life is for one thing – to make sure that we are ready for eternity. Your time has eternal repercussions, so you must make it count. You should follow the God of all wisdom, who knows the beginning from the end. God doesn’t want us building on sand. He wants us building on a rock. By living in the now, God prepares you for whatever will come because God knows all.

If you ask “What will I do?” and you proceed to act according to your plan, then that is arrogance and it is satanic. You should ask “Lord, what shall I do?” Self should not be in conversation with God. True prosperity comes from your relationship with God. Seek God’s presence, not His presents, and you will be rich.

You shouldn’t talk to your soul (Matthew 11:29). You should speak the Word of God and you should consult God. To be rich toward God, you have to know Him. You have to be intimate with Him and have a relationship with Him. If you are full of yourself, God can’t get in. Whatever can’t be corrupted, can’t die (1 Peter 1:23). To be rich in God, you have to be in God’s Word.

Focus on your relationship with God. The best way to spend now is to focus on your relationship with God. Prayer is fellowship with God (1 Peter 4:7; Ephesians 5:14-17). You have to give up your plans and be in the now with God (Proverbs 16:25). If God establishes it, nothing can pull it down. We have to be rich in God and not be in our plan (Proverbs 16:25). We have to build our life on a sure foundation, which is our relationship with God.