Making peace with the moment

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One of my battles is with a deep unease in any given moment. It manifests in various ways, some physical, but there is a spiritual aspect to this, as well.

It's not all bad. In a way, it's good to have a sense of not belonging to this body, this world, but to the next; that's what we're taught as Christians, and the Spirit of God is remaking us even now, preparing us for uncorrupted bodies and the new earth to come (with the new heaven), all when Christ returns. So I look ahead with hope and anticipation.

But we are also required to live in the moment, to be who we are becoming at any given moment—and that means accepting that we are who we are, even as we're changing and growing. It's where I need to grow most sorely, I know, and I trust God will help me come to accept that I am who He has made me to be, even as I'm growing in His love and mercy.


I want to learn how to accept that to the extent that I don't get filled with disappointment and unease at all the ways I'm not there yet, including all my failings along the way. It's easy to let the eyes drift from the cross to the missteps along the way, and to feel a despair that can come with those wandering eyes. I pray for the strength to keep my head up and keep moving forward, this day and every day, that I may find my joy ever more in Jesus Christ.