the beauty of today

I recently got this Bible. And I really recommend it. The commentary is good. Direct, to the point, and so helpful, especially as I'm reading through Genesis which, on the surface level, doesn't always seem so applicable to my life.

But with the help of some commentary and a little thinking on my part, it doesn't take long to see that I am a lot more like Eve than I thought.

 There was one particular passage in the commentary that was like a punch in the stomach this past week.

Quoting from the Bible commentary,

"Eve was approached by Satan in the Garden of Eden, where she and Adam lived. He questioned her contentment. How could she be happy when she was not allowed to eat from one of the fruit trees? Satan helped Eve shift her focus from all that God had done and given to the one thing He had withheld. And Eve was willing to accept Satan's viewpoint without checking with God."

And so it hit me- that's exactly what I have been doing. Instead of focusing on all that God has done and given to me, I have been focusing on the things that He has withheld."

The Bible says time and time again to not be anxious, but to be thankful; be thankful for all that God has given us. And to not worry about tomorrow, because it will worry about itself. A dear friend reminded me just that today- to live in the here and now.

So I went for a walk to enjoy the here and the now of the signs of the beginning of spring. Sunlight shining through the branches. Green. and splashes of yellow daffodils. And so I'll try to focus on all I've been given, and the beauty of today.