“Reminding us to trust God with our time and limitedness”
The premise of Adam Ramsey’s book “Faithfully Present” is that we must remember our limits and finiteness as human beings. These limits are placed on us by our all-knowing, ever-faithful God because of His love for us. Such limits and guidelines are actually for our good.
The book’s chapters are organized into two parts: Time and Place, helping us to learn to embrace and be at peace with the limits of the “when” (time) and “where” (place) of our lives.
Ramsey reminds us we can trust God with our time because He is outside of time and He alone has this perspective of time.
“Time need not haunt you, when you know it does not hold you. For the one who holds time holds your life.”
About place, Ramsey reminds us, we “can only faithfully exist in one place at one time,” and that we are called to bless the place and people where we are, and this “deeply matters to God.”
I appreciated the idea to “punctuate the day ahead with brief moments of selah.” Likewise, the chapter highlighting nostalgia and regrets from our past was very moving!
Some quotes I highlighted:
“As far as God is concerned, your earthly body, made of physical matter, matters. And one day, it will be renewed in Christ's likeness.”
“God is not behind schedule in your life because your life is happening on his schedule.”
“Like Esau trading his birthright for a bowl of stew, we exchange faithful presence for perpetual busyness.”
“I am not unlimited, so I need to prioritise rest. I am not omnipotent, so I need to prioritise prayer. I am not omniscient, so I need to learn to listen. I am not omnipresent, so I need to stop trying to be everywhere for everyone...”
Thank you to The Good Book Company for sending this book for an honest review. All opinions are my own.