“If we are going to seize divine moments, we must accept the reality that we have no control over many things.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 671-672). Kindle Edition.

It is so true that a lot of the circumstances of our life are out of our control. I don’t have control over the fact that I am getting older every minute but it is also true that I do have control over my activity, my attitude and my focus.

I got on the scale this morning and I had gained some weight. I got off track yesterday but I had been faithful in my walking. Now I do not walk because I love to do it, I walk because my health demands it and I have to hold myself steady to do it no matter the results. I do not have total control over my success but I do have control over my activity and attitudes.

Now this whole activity of walking is composed of a lot of different elements that will affect my day. It is exercise, it is listening to positive thoughts from podcasts and it is a time of meditation and prayer. So if I don’t do it then it affects my day and potentially the direction of my life. It is a discipline that makes a difference in so many different ways. It is a time when I meet God and it is something I have control over.

I also have control over my attitudes and my emotions. If I had been discouraged from yesterday and felt sorry for myself then the opportunity for God to speak to me today would have been greatly lessened. God speaks when we focus on Him. If I focus on my feeling sorry for myself then I will probably miss that Divine moment that God wants to have with me.

So here I am today spending time with God in nature and spending time with you and getting some good exercise.

You see we do have some control over many things. We don’t have control over most of the circumstances in our life but we do have control over our emotions and attitudes in them. We also have control over our focus.

So where is your focus today?

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