Present

Being present in every situation in our lives is harder to accomplish then ever before. In the age of multi-tasking, we have been trained to believe being present and fully engaged in the moment is a waste of time. However, Jesus was the master of being present wherever He was.

John 11 is the famous passage of Jesus' good friend Lazarus. He gets deathly sick and his sisters Mary & Martha send a note to Jesus about Lazarus' condition. Instead of worrying and being frantic, He actually stayed where he was for 2 more days. This astounded and confused everyone around him for they knew Jesus loved Lazarus.

Everywhere Jesus went He was fully engaged and present with the people He was with. He gave those around Him His undivided attention. He calls all of us to do the same! If we were honest with ourselves, the #1 temptation and challenge to being present is worry. Worry unpackaged is simply a lack of trust in our Heavenly Father. We have a hard time being present because we worrying about the future, worrying about what other people will think about us, worrying about our image & reputation and even worrying about our basic needs.

Jesus says to us today...don't worry, trust in Me and be present everywhere you go today (Matthew 6). When we spend time with God praying and reading our Bible, let's trust our Heavenly Father with our needs and be present. When we are at work and around gossip, negativity and worry, let's trust our Heavenly Father and be present. When we are with our children, let's trust our Heavenly Father with our needs and lets laugh and play and be present.

Being present is actually where God's power and presence is revealed. As we move foward toward April at WFC and even beyond, let's be known as people that are present. When we are present we will be more aware of other peoples needs and what God is doing. We will find ourselves being used by God to love others, serve others and sharing our faith more often. Have a great day being present!