So What's Next?

"Next" is full of promise. "Next" is the future, and can be full of whatever one can imagine. Sometimes we get discouraged or disappointed with the "now", and we can't wait until "next" gets here. We can fill "next"so full of what we think we want or need, that "now" no longer matters. The problem with this kind of thinking is whatever is "next," is never all that we thought it was going to be, and we find ourselves right back looking to the next "next", all the while never enjoying "now".

"Now" escapes us. "Now" is temporary, and often times is looked at as merely the vehicle that gets us from one "next" to another. But "now" matters. "Now" is actually what is most important. Without "now," there is no "next", right? You wanna know how to enjoy the best "now" or how to get the most out of it? The best way to experience the best "now" is to focus on the right "next", and the only "next" we need to focus on is the "next" from God.

The "next" from God is not about "what" is next, but who is in it. God's promises are full of hope, peace, and God. He is there waiting for us to get there and join Him. God's next is all about being with Him, and experiencing Him moment to moment. When we experience the confidence that God has what is next covered, we can then free ourselves up to experience the most of God right now in this moment.

Only when "next" is the next of what God has promised can we experience the most of now.

In His Grip,

Pastor Pat