One of the most common words used in the Bible is faith. The ancient Hebrews as they wandered in the desert and were fed by manna from heaven were told not to gather more than they needed for one day. Jesus advised his followers that they should: "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
And yet, with all this wisdom advising against it, how many of us truly don't try to plan ahead? Whether our planning is for a day or week or a month or longer, it is all too common for men and women to feel compelled to figure out what they should do and plan for future eventualities. Most of us don't feel we could move forward safely without lots of planning ahead. How could we live any other way?
Well, if the Bible and Christ Jesus are correct, there is no need for us to spend out time in an effort to plan out our future. If we live with faith in a divine, loving creator who always cares for us, we can live safely one moment at a time. A wise spiritual teacher, Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health, advises us that: "When we wait patiently on God and seek Truth righteously, He directs our path."
Human logic and mortal reasoning rebel against such a notion. The mortal dream of life seems to be infinitely complex and dangerous, and most of us wouldn't dare release control of our futures to an invisible power outside our personal senses. But could we? Do we have the spiritual faith and discipline to truly "Let go and let God?" What would a life lived on this basis be like? Certainly we would have to devote time to consciously remembering that we are being guided, guarded, and governed by God. We are going to be faced with decisions that we must act on. So, how do we turn it all over to God?
I think that if we live "in the moment," we are not asked not to take human actions, we are just asked to act when the moment demands it, and not before. For instance, if seeking employment, it would be reasonable to feel that we should do research and make applications. We are led to the moment for doing this, and there is no contradiction to following the impulse to take those actions. But once we have taken the human footsteps, we shouldn't then spend days, weeks, or months fretting over what the results will be. Living in the now demands that we release the issue into the hands of divine Love, our Father-Mother, God. If another human step is necessary, divine Mind is surely capable of putting it before us so we can act accordingly and in the proper way. We thus live each day focused only on being the most faithful follower of God we can possibly be, and we let our human lives and the paths we take be shown to us spiritually. We thus release what we believe is our control of the situation into the only hands truly able to bring us safely home.
And what a relief it is to not feel humanly responsible and burdened for the choices we face in life! To be sure, we are not shirking our responsibilities by acting in this way, for the only true responsibility we ever have is to listen for God's guidance and follow it faithfully. So if you are ready, it's never too soon to begin the glorious process of turning your life over to divine Spirit, the only God, who loves and cares for you and me and all. Just let go and trust yourself to Almighty God, Love. Peace to all.
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