Grab a Hold of Now

Capture

Grasp 

Grab a hold of                                                     Embrace 

I appreciate when a word hits my heart in a new way. Like enough made me think of Goldilocks~not too much or too little but just enough. Then I loved when the thought that I was enough impacted my self-worth. Others putting others first became a mantra for me from a selfless woman who had it written over every door. JOY Jesus others then yourself was overheard at a vacation Bible school when I sat in the back row as my granddaughter learned. Who knew that I would with this demeaning word no matter what she said. How sad to destroy someone else’s self-worth with his ugliness. 

Today the word capture was a part of my Bible study. I know this word can be a negative when someone or something is captured and held against their will. The other thing that comes to mind is capturing a moment on film which is a beautiful thing. But today’s teaching was on being willing to capture the moment not procrastinate. When we get a nudge to do something or reach out to someone, we shouldn’t wait. Each of us has an intuition that we should not ignore. If someone comes to our thoughts we should reach out in that moment. Once I had the urge to call an acquaintance on her birthday. My thought was that she would be busy celebrating with family and friends and I would be interrupting. But I am glad I listened to my gut because she was sitting at home alone due to unforeseen circumstances. I was meant to embrace her in that moment. I’m so glad I listened. 

Capturing a moment should not be postponed. Intentionally grabbing life is not about waiting until Monday or the New Year. When my kids were little Ron and I agreed we weren’t going to count to five with them. If we wanted them to obey we wanted them to obey now not in a little while. Of course we also gave them warnings about things like we are turning off the tv after this program or you need to get ready for bed in five minutes. Life shouldn’t be about impulsively running around willy nilly. That is not what I am advocating. But those things in life that I just never seem to get to or regret that I missed the opportunity that will not come again is what I am referring to. 

I should have called that friend. I should have shared my story. I should have stuck to a budget. I should have took that class. I should have complimented that cashier. I should have forgiven myself and others sooner. I should have grabbed on to that moment before the moment passed. What I don’t want to do is regret those times I didn’t listen but learn to be more responsive in my now. 

Words have different meanings in different contexts and it is good to cling to one if it taps on your heart in a positive way and throw it out if it is a negative voice. That is not a ridiculous way of looking at life but a way to realize  that I am enough and so are you.

In Him,

Joyful

8-27-22