{"id":77,"date":"2012-06-10T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/roguereverend\/?p=77"},"modified":"2012-07-10T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T20:13:53","slug":"uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/roguereverend\/2012\/06\/uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncertainty"},"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>You\u2019d think by the time you get to be my age, things would be a  little less uncertain. But they\u2019re not. As I feel myself being  uncertain, and see my friends being uncertain, I have a few things I do  to make it not seem so bad:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Be Here Now<\/em><\/strong> It seems like focusing on the future or on the past would make more  sense, but it doesn\u2019t. Focus here and now. Because right in this moment,  you know exactly what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Trust<\/em><\/strong> Our God has promised to never let us down. And that\u2019s certainly true,  as long as you have very low expectations. However, know that God is  with you and will be with you through it all. Seek God through prayer,  Bible study, church, and talking with friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One step at a time<\/em><\/strong> Uncertainly immobilizes. Stay mobile. Having options makes uncertainty  seem more fun. So search for options. Write, stay current on the news,  walk or run. 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