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The Last Day Of Your Life!

The media would have us think everyone is freaking out over the coronavirus, which I simply don’t believe is true. I believe a handful of people have bought into the hysteria, but for the most part, the people I know, just continue to live their everyday lives and maybe wash their hands a little bit more. All this media negativity and the knee jerk reaction of professional organizations has got me to thinking…

There used to be a popular phrase plastered on buildings, stickers and used in quotes by motivational speakers. It said: ”Today is the first day of the rest of your life!” This is a pretty good thought to think and be challenged and encouraged by, but maybe a better way to think about it is: ”Today may be the last day of your life.” Everyday is a precious gift, which most of us tend to take for granted.

The scriptures are full of reminders that we have a limited amount of time in this human experience. James 4:14 says: ”Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”

I don’t have any idea how serious this coronavirus deal is, but I do know that we are not guaranteed tomorrow and we never have been, so really nothing has changed. My advice is to live today as of it may be your last day. If you love someone tell them, pull close and hug and kiss those who are dear to you. Forgive and let go of negativity. Do the things that matter, while there is still time to do those things. LIVE your life, that’s why you are here and that is what you were given this day to do.

The past is over, learn from it, let it go and move on. The future here on earth is not promised to any of us, so accept today as the present, open it up and enjoy it for all its worth and you will have nothing to fear.

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Don’t Miss Your Miracle!

When we stop and think about it, we have to realize just what a miracle this gift of life is. We live our lives looking for, hopeing in some way that we might experience a miracle in some shape or form and then we get frustrated when it does not manifest itself in the way we think it should. The reality is that miracles are all around us at all times. We just need to retrain our brain and spirit to recognize the miracles.

When we walk outside and look up at the sky, that great big beautiful sky is a miracle. Now think about the miracles you missed along the way. We walked outside. Our feet had to function with our legs, which had to work in conjunction with our brain and thoughts. Our hands, arms, brain, eyes and sensation of touch all had to work together tododge obstacles and open doors to pass through along our way. Our neck, head, eyes and brain had to work in synchronization to look up, take it in and appreciate and acknowledge it all. Every step of the way a miracle!

Every moment of every day is filled with the miracle manifestations of life. Everyday the Universe works to our advantage to show us kindness and enable us to embrace whatever may come our way as a part of our purpose. It is true that we tend to see what we look for and so maybe the reason we are not experiencing miracles is because we are not seeing them and maybe we are not seeing them, because we are not looking for them???

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” -Mark 9:23

If you want to grow your belief then make sure to take time today to look for and see the miracle in all things. Stop and take the time to notice the miracles all around you. Accept and return all of the sweet kindness that flows your way. Learn to grab hold of and embrace the good that makes up and shapes your amazing life?

Every day is precious gift from your Creator. You are Spirit and in connection with God and every good thing that flows through His Being, every miracle that manifests itself as real in your life, every blessing that flows to and through you are gifts of His love for you.

Open your eyes and see the beauty that wraps itself around you. Open your ears and hear the music that makes up the soundtrack of your life. Open your spirit so that you might feel the tender touch of your most loving God. Train yourself to recognize the miracles, grow through the challenges and expand His love by allowing it to flow into and through your life. When you get this right, you will not just experience miracles, you will realize that you are one!

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The Present Is Your Present!

Today is a gift and that it why it is called ”the present”. Past is yesterday, it gone, over and there is no need to dwell there. Tomorrow is the future and not here yet, so no need to get distracted by it. Today is what we have and if we live it wisely, it has the potential to be absolutely magical.

You are an eternal spiritual being. You are an eternal spiritual being, who gets to live in a body of flesh and experience a human existence. This is not your total life, but it is your present life and the great tragedy is that so many of us are missing it, because we are stuck in the past or distracted by the future.

If we’re not careful, we end up living life in the wring direction. We tend to move out of the present and into the past or future, because we get caught up in living life from an attitude of desperation, rather than appreciation. We allow frustration to fill the void of unrealized dreams and broken promises. Gratitude is the key that opens up our life ability to overcoming it all, so that we might fulfill our created purpose.

”But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.” -I Corinthians 15:51-53

In this present moment, we live in our connection with eternity. Who you are, right now, in this present moment is who you are in reality. You are love, because you were created by love, in love and for love. You are a miracle who produces miracles and as you learn from your past and live the present in fulness, the future opens up and offers you expanded opportunity to live, learn and grow.

Don’t miss this present moment. Everything you are looking and longing for, can be found from this place. Live in the joy of this incredible moment and watch dreams become reality, miracles become common place and blessings become the natural by product of living.