STOP AND THINK – True happiness is … to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. (Seneca, 1st century B.C. Roman stoic philosopher)
Some people seem to live in the past, always longing for “the good ole days.” Others are occupied with hopes for the future, “I can’t wait until (fill in the blank). Neither perspective will give much satisfaction, because we can’t live in the past or the future. All we have is right now. We’d do better to make the present the focus of our attention and effort.
Jesus said that those who sacrifice for him “will [not] fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age … and in the age to come eternal life.” (Mark 10:30-31)