🩺 A Doctor’s Unexpected Epiphany
Years ago, back when I worked as a pharmaceutical rep, I regularly called on a doctor who could best be described as… melancholy.
Capable? Yes. Kind? Certainly. But cheerful? Rarely.
Until one day, everything felt different.
He greeted me with a genuine smile. His voice was lighter. His whole demeanor seemed changed.
I noticed—and I couldn’t help but say something.
“You seem different today. What’s going on?”
What he said next has stuck with me ever since.
💡 “This Is Now”
He told me that for years, he had been postponing happiness.
- “I’ll be happy when I finish training…”
- “…when the practice is stable…”
- “…when I get through this season…”
But “when” never came.
Because there was always another hurdle. Another responsibility. Another reason to delay joy.
Then one day, it hit him:
“This is now. If I’m ever going to learn how to be happy or fulfilled, it has to be right here, in this moment—not after the next thing.”
⏳ The Trap of “When”
Most of us are guilty of this.
We say we’ll slow down when the kids are grown.
We’ll start dreaming again after the next transition.
We’ll find joy once things settle down.
But what if they never do?
What if “when” is just a moving target that never arrives?
We weren’t designed to chase happiness—we were meant to cultivate it.
And that starts now.
đź“– Wisdom from Scripture
This mindset echoes the words of the psalmist:
“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
—Psalm 118:24 (NLT)
Not tomorrow.
Not after the diagnosis clears or the bank account improves.
This is the day.
Now is the moment.
🛑 Practicing Presence
Learning to live in the now doesn’t mean denying hardship.
It means not delaying gratitude.
It means noticing joy in the middle of the mess.
And sometimes it means saying aloud, as that wise doctor did:
“This is now.”
And I will choose to find what is good in it.
✨ Reflection Questions
- What are you waiting for before you allow yourself to experience joy or peace?
- What would change if you believed that this moment matters—not just the next one?
- Where do you see God’s goodness showing up in your “now”?
🙏 Final Thought
We don’t get to control all of life’s circumstances.
But we do get to choose how we walk through them.
So take a breath.
Look around.
And remember…
This is now. And God is here. That’s enough reason to rejoice.
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Thank you for a wonderful message Roy. I need to read this everyday. Praying for your trip to Nicaragua.