Interesting read, I completely see where your coming from. Recently with a lot things going on in my life I have worried about what I am going to do for work, whats going to happen next semester, or any number of other very ‘nowist’ things but the funny part I find is that when I let myself become consumed with nowism I end up very unhappy, but when I think back to my core beliefs I realize that none of those things really matter. Gods plan for my life is going to take its course and I should focus on understanding what is happening through the lense of my faith I actually become much much more happy.

One of the things that I see some people overlook when they ‘fall’ back onto nowism is that God doesn’t promise us an easy life, in fact I can think of a few verses where he tells us we are going to be tested. But if you realize that your problems and hardships in life are really God making you a better person and Christian they are really something to be happy about.

half way through my 1st year of MTS I had a “eschatalogical penny drop” and relised the depth of ‘Nowism’ in my life - leading (in part) to cycles of sinful behavior. And it also became very apparent at the way it was entrenched in the lives of My brothers and sisters.

I resolved to keep banging on about Jesus’ (imminent) return at every oppourtunity I could, both to remind myself and others how to live now.

Lionel I’m glad to be reminded yet again of this very earthly way of thinking, challenged to look beyond my next meal (the food at Moore really is good though) and assignment - my current ‘nowist’ concerns - and remember that I am to live a life “of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of God…” and not one of self gratification.