There are three places we can live—in the past, in the present, or in the future.
Some people live in the past. They are always looking back. Their lives are so weighted down by mistakes, failures, regrets, and sins of the past that they don’t enjoy the present.
Others live in the future. They either spend so much time dreaming of the future or dreading it. They worry so much about tomorrow that they miss the joy of today.
The best place to live is in the now. David expressed what ought to be the outlook of all of us when he wrote, “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 18:24).
To make the most of life, to live in and enjoy the now, we...