FACE

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

Word prompt--FACE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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This week's prompt made me think of the chorus of an old song by the Gaithers, Because He Lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, 

Because He lives, all fear is gone; 

Because I know He holds the future, 

And life is worth the living, 

Just because He lives!

A good reminder when I am tempted to feel anxious about certain situations in my life that seem overwhelming. That, plus a couple of Scriptures I came face to face with recently that I've probably read a zillion times, but that suddenly came alive . 

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34, BSB).

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?  (Luke 12:25-26, BSB)

Our brains can only focus on one thing at a time, and I have intentionally been training mine to stay focused on the present moment and what I can do right now, since there is no way I can face tomorrow until tomorrow becomes today. 

I have also been intentional about trusting in God's timing and plan, which always turn out to be so much better than mine, instead of second-guessing Him when prayers don't get answered when and how I think they should or turn out the way I expected, and trying to help Him out and rush things along. 

So many things we worry about never even come to pass, and while we are busy worrying about them, we miss the blessings and opportunities right under our nose. I wonder if that's where the idiom "Take time to smell the roses," comes from.

My five minutes is up and there's so much more I want to say, and it won't necessarily fit with the prompt, so I will start over and rewrite this on my other blog, At The Foot Of The Cross.