{"id":3621,"date":"2012-06-19T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T15:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.convergingzone.com\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2012-06-19T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T15:45:50","slug":"god-always-here-now-robert-ricciardelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/robertricciardelli\/ricciardelli\/god-always-here-now-robert-ricciardelli\/","title":{"rendered":"God is Always in the Here and Now by Robert Ricciardelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><strong>The willingness and ability to live fully in the present moment eludes many people. Don\u2019t let your precious and present moments in life get used up by thoughts that aren\u2019t about the here and the now. You have a past but the past is not now. You have a future, but it has not made itself available for you today. Thoughts of \u201cthen\u201d and \u201cmaybe\u201d will never allow you to experience the peace of God in this very moment. Living and having your being in God can only happen by being consciously present of His abiding presence within you. You can live a Spirit led abundant life when you give up the past and the future in your mind, and merge totally into the now of God, because God is always here and now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is getting in your way of living fully in this day?<\/p>\n<p>Is your past or hope filled future consuming you? <\/p>\n<p>Will you choose to live each moment trusting God for daily bread, daily peace, and His divine presence throughout your day? <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The willingness and ability to live fully in the present moment eludes many people. Don\u2019t let your precious and present moments in life get used up by thoughts that aren\u2019t about the here and the now. You have a past but the past is not now. 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