Two of the most important considerations to accept as you begin the next step in your spiritual journey is the Here and the Now. Accepting these two considerations shows you right where you have to look for your next step in your spiritual journey.
There is only here and now. There is no there, there is only here. There is no then, there is only now (to the one contemplating the here and there and the now and then).
Instead of asking what is wrong or what did I do wrong, only ask what can I do now. What you do now is more important than all you have ever done. You cannot change one part or parcel of what you have done but you can choose more wisely now and do what you know or think should be done - here and now.
You cannot do anything at any time other than now or at any place other than here. Right where you are, right now. Therefore you need to look right in front of you to see what the next step is for you to do. It might be to sleep, to read a book, to get a drink, to get some food, to call someone, to think about whatever thoughts pass through your mind without getting attached to any one thought or one thought chain. Perhaps it will mean picking up the paperclip that has been laying in front of you for two weeks already. You have been meaning to pick it up but just never got around to it. However, it is continuing to distract your thoughts over and over and over begging to be put away. Pick it up, put it away and it will never distract your thoughts again. Then do the next thing in front of you to do. Perhaps it is to put away a piece of paper that was under the paperclip.
One time, not long ago, I lost my wallet and my house keys. Actually, I did not lose them. I just did not remember where I had last placed them. They were somewhere in my house but even though I looked and looked for two weeks, I could not find them. One day, I gave up trying to find them using whatever powers I thought I had to help me find them. I said to God, I give up. I do not know where else to look. I have looked everywhere they could possibly be. After I gave up and said a little prayer, I said I guess I should practice what I preach. I looked behind me in my home office and saw a paperclip on a desk. I had been meaning to put the paper clip away for at least a couple of weeks but kept putting it off. I thought I might as well put it away. I went over, picked it up and put it in the paper clip dispenser. Then I said, “Now what?” I looked and under where the paper clip had been was a piece of paper that I had been meaning to file. I picked up the piece of paper and guess what? BOTH my keys and my wallet had been under the paper clip and the paper for the two weeks it had just taken me to put the paper clip and the piece of paper where they should go. There is always something in front of you that you can do - always. You may not think it is important. I definitely did not think my wallet and keys were under the paperclip. The paper clip seemed so minor a thing. It did not take up much room at all. The importance of any step might not be known until weeks later after you take the step.
It might take weeks or months for you to realize the importance of something as simple as putting a paperclip away. Once you do what is in front of you to do, there will always be another thing in front of you that you can do. Just keep doing what is front of you to do and you will be on your way up the mountaintop of truth and righteousness - the eternal journey of spirituality. God puts in your heart the dreams for your future. Let God show you the steps here and now.
These are two of the most important considerations in your spiritual journey: The here and the now. The here and the now is the only place and the only time you can do ANYTHING, ANYWHERE. You can never do anything at any other place or any other time. Your spiritual journey begins with the next step in the here and the now. Choose wisely because your choice will determine the next choice when the next step is in the here and now. And if your eyes are open, you will always see the next step in the here and the now – even if it is just moving a simple paperclip.
Do What Is In Front Of You To Do – In The Here and In the Now.
The Here and The Now. Simple. Now Walk the Path – Here and Now
