The World of Now and The World of Not Yet
I heard a phrase this morning in church that has stuck with me all day. The pastor was talking about being caught between the World of Now and the World of Not Yet. She was using this idea in reference to the current social climate around homosexuality, and it certainly is fitting. But I immediately thought of all the ways in which this phrase could be meaningful to someone. I couldn't wait to write about it.
My main thought was how hopeful this phrase makes me feel. As though it's a promise that what is doesn't have to be what will come. Yes, there are people dealing with hard jobs. There are people who battle illness. There are tough relationships and family stress. There are financial struggles. There is loneliness and addiction. But this phrase says to me, "Hang on. The Not Yet is coming. It'll be better. This is just the World of Now."
To me, Not Yet might include healing, new opportunities, new friendships, fresh perspectives. It requires some faith - in God, in the universe, in some divine force, in your own strength - that the future can bring good things you aren't able to imagine in the present.
It is important to live in the moment. It's good to appreciate the past. But there are times that the present deals challenges that make it harder to believe in the future. That's when it's most important to remember that "this, too, shall pass." And to consider that this is just the World of Now. No matter what you may be struggling with, don't forget the World of Not Yet.
:)
My main thought was how hopeful this phrase makes me feel. As though it's a promise that what is doesn't have to be what will come. Yes, there are people dealing with hard jobs. There are people who battle illness. There are tough relationships and family stress. There are financial struggles. There is loneliness and addiction. But this phrase says to me, "Hang on. The Not Yet is coming. It'll be better. This is just the World of Now."
To me, Not Yet might include healing, new opportunities, new friendships, fresh perspectives. It requires some faith - in God, in the universe, in some divine force, in your own strength - that the future can bring good things you aren't able to imagine in the present.
It is important to live in the moment. It's good to appreciate the past. But there are times that the present deals challenges that make it harder to believe in the future. That's when it's most important to remember that "this, too, shall pass." And to consider that this is just the World of Now. No matter what you may be struggling with, don't forget the World of Not Yet.
:)
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