The story was about a little boy who went to talk with an old man. The old man proceeded to tell the boy about this extravagant present. A present so precious, it will make you happy for the rest of your life. The little boy took the news with such excitement and wonder. As the boy grew he was frustrated because as a child he never received such a present that made him content and happy.
The boy, now a young man went to the old man and continued quizzing him to find out just what this precious present was, to which the old man replied "THE PRESENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WISHING. . . WHEN YOU HAVE THE PRESENT YOU WILL BE PERFECTLY CONTENT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE. . . THE RICHNESS OF THE PRESENT COMES FROM ITS OWN SOURCE. . . THE PRESENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE GIVES YOU. . . IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GIVE TO YOURSELF. . ."
The man continued on his journey to find this precious present. As he searched, and thought back on what the old man had said, it finally hit him. The man realized how many moments he had missed, how many opportunities he has skipped in order to find this gift that was going to make him happy for the rest of his life. The gift or present, was right in front of him the whole time; he had the precious present his entire life!
In case you haven't guessed, the "precious present" is the present time.
-My paraphrase of The Precious Present by Spencer Johnson
I feel like sometimes the biggest challenge I face is to look at what is right in front of me and say, "yeah this is good, I'm good." or "Thank you God for this day, this new morning, afternoon, and evening."
I've come to realize something; I want to plan my entire life. I want to know my future, who is in my future, what I'm doing, where I live... You name it! If it is in the future, I want it, and I want it now! Just me?
In the midst of all of that, this year God has shown me something so great. That I can plan ahead, and I can look forward to my future, but in the end God already has it under control. Trust me, there's a reason that He is God and I'm not. Looking forward and being excited for what God has planned for the rest of your life is great, and can be uplifting, however, I've learned that the future is called the "future" for a reason... it's not here yet!
God puts you where you are for a reason. I am here, at Colorado Christian University for a reason, that I might not realize yet, but that's not important. God knows why I'm here and He will lead me to the right things and the right path if I follow Him. I don't have to know the exact reason why I'm here, but the least I can do is be thankful that God has placed me here, right here. I have a choice to enjoy it and be thankful that I don't have to know my whole life, because if you think about it, that would be insanely stressful!
I'm not saying that planning for your future is a bad thing, but if you spend too much time looking forward, you might miss everything great that God has put right in front of you. This includes opportunities, friendships, and any other relationship. The man in the story had missed out on so much because he spent his whole life looking for what would make him happy when happiness was right in front of him.
God gives this gift of the present time every day. Enjoy each moment, while it lasts because in a second, that moment is gone.
Basically, here's what I'm trying to say.
Enjoy the "precious present" of the present time, because it is a present.
In case you haven't guessed, the "precious present" is the present time.
-My paraphrase of The Precious Present by Spencer Johnson
I feel like sometimes the biggest challenge I face is to look at what is right in front of me and say, "yeah this is good, I'm good." or "Thank you God for this day, this new morning, afternoon, and evening."
I've come to realize something; I want to plan my entire life. I want to know my future, who is in my future, what I'm doing, where I live... You name it! If it is in the future, I want it, and I want it now! Just me?
In the midst of all of that, this year God has shown me something so great. That I can plan ahead, and I can look forward to my future, but in the end God already has it under control. Trust me, there's a reason that He is God and I'm not. Looking forward and being excited for what God has planned for the rest of your life is great, and can be uplifting, however, I've learned that the future is called the "future" for a reason... it's not here yet!
God puts you where you are for a reason. I am here, at Colorado Christian University for a reason, that I might not realize yet, but that's not important. God knows why I'm here and He will lead me to the right things and the right path if I follow Him. I don't have to know the exact reason why I'm here, but the least I can do is be thankful that God has placed me here, right here. I have a choice to enjoy it and be thankful that I don't have to know my whole life, because if you think about it, that would be insanely stressful!
I'm not saying that planning for your future is a bad thing, but if you spend too much time looking forward, you might miss everything great that God has put right in front of you. This includes opportunities, friendships, and any other relationship. The man in the story had missed out on so much because he spent his whole life looking for what would make him happy when happiness was right in front of him.
God gives this gift of the present time every day. Enjoy each moment, while it lasts because in a second, that moment is gone.
Basically, here's what I'm trying to say.
Enjoy the "precious present" of the present time, because it is a present.
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