This past Friday, I had a girls' night with two of my best girl friends, and we went to see The Spectacular Now-a typical love story between a guy who doesn't really have much going for him and a girl that changes him. And we were totally prepared for that movie, with a blanket, box of tissues, our popcorn and soda. What I wasn't prepared for, was the lesson and reminder that would come from what I thought would be just another tear-filled chick flick.
As the title suggests, the main character, Sutter, enjoys every minute of the "spectacular now." He does everything to make him happy at that current moment in time, drinking, partying, not caring about having a real future or growing up. By the end of the movie (I promise I won't spoil it), he learns that yes, it's important to live in the now, but that there are going to be many more "nows" each and every day, that he doesn't intend on wasting. As soon as I heard that in the movie, one of my favorite Mother Teresa quotes came to mind.
"Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more."
We can't do anything about tomorrow yet, it's not here. What we have, what God has blessed us with, is the circumstance we are in right now. In every instance, we have to make the conscious decision to make the most of it to bring glory to God. Brothers and sisters, I encourage each of you, at whatever place you're at in your life, to choose happiness. To thank Him for your suffering or for your joys. And to know that He is a loving God who laid down his life so that you might be where you are at this very moment.
Sometimes we fall, and take for granted the moment we've been given. But don't let that stop you, because God has blessed you with another now, and another, and another after that. Trust that He will consistently give you the opportunities to start new, and to love more. Be happy (:
Praying for you as you make the most of every now,
Ali
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