living in the NOW

it's been a long time. for the two of you who read this (my wife and mom), i wish i could spend time around "these parts" more often. so here comes my best attempt at what's been going on in my heart and mind and blah blah blah. join me if you wish...

update on my whereabouts: i'm in harwich, ma on cape cod with a bunch of friends. before that i was in williamsburg, va (for a wedding), obx, north carolina (for fun on the beach!), columbia, sc (for a meeting with christian world foundation), charleston, sc (for a meeting with christian world adoption), washington dc (for a visit to ebenezers coffeehouse and national community church), boston, ma (for a red sox game at fenway (big papi's walk off home run landed 10 feet in front of me)), and then on to cape cod.

quite the whirlwind, huh? and i haven't even left for a month long bike trip through italy (seriously... that begins on september 3).

but none of this is the point. none of this is what's on my heart at the moment. i've been thinking a lot about the future. a lot about what God wants from me, has in store for me, dreams for me. and as i was walking along the beach this afternoon praying about the future, i felt God ask me about the NOW. i realized i needed to stop dreaming of what is going to be and start living the dream of what is NOW.

i need to live completely and fully in the dream God has put me in right now (pastoring students). and perhaps, if God is willing, when i am trusted with one thing He will trust me with more.

so here i am, patiently waiting for His word to move on. until then, i'm committed to focusing ALL my energy, passion, discipline, etc. to living the dream God has me in at the moment. with that said, i can't wait to get back to the mission in october.

let me wrap this up by saying- i don't think it's a bad thing to look forward and dream big. but for me, i'm spending too much time doing that right now and i need to realign my focus. maybe i wrote all this because you need to realign your focus too.

take inventory and then start living in the NOW, whatever that might mean for you.

you may or may not hear from me until i get back from italy... mom, don't worry, i'll be in touch with you!