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Where does the future begin?

by Rapha Abreu··2 min read
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Where does the future begin?

You know that dream you have? That goal you work so hard to achieve?

God is working on it today!

Molded now

Many times we want something so much that we can only look forward, forgetting today. But don’t belittle what you’re experiencing now, because this is when God is working.

He is using what you have today so that you can achieve what you want and need tomorrow. He wants who you are today to transform and shape who you will be tomorrow.

For the next day to come, you need to wait for today to end. So, make this day count!

Creating today

What you have may seem little to you now, because what we dream of is usually greater than what we already have, and what God has for us is even greater.

This makes us look forward to tomorrow and close our eyes to the present.

But God will use what you have now. Everything He has already placed in your hands is crucial so that you have the tools necessary to build the future.

Everything you will experience begins based on the way you live today, the choices and directions you take now.

Don’t forget that every step you take determines where you will end up.

Reaching for tomorrow

And don’t forget what God gave you today!

You are living out many prayers—those that you prayed long ago but, in the rush of your routine, forgot you had already received, and others that you never voiced but asked for in your heart, and God heard and poured out on you.

Don’t let the desire for the future take away the opportunity to experience everything you have already achieved. Just because you haven’t yet become who you dream of being doesn’t mean you are not already a child loved and cared for by God today.

You don’t need to stop planning and desiring a future, but always seek to align it with God’s will, without forgetting to be grateful for the gift that God has given you.

You are already blessed, you already experience many miracles, and you will reach even higher places.

Rapha Abreu

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Rapha Abreu

Rapha Abreu é Jornalista e Produtora cultural, e faz parte da equipe de marketing, redação e produção de conteúdo da Mr. Rocco.

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