On this journey, you may stop and eat or re-fuel, make conversation on the way, or listen to music, etc. All the while you are conscious of where you are going, but also always aware of where you are now. Some people like to sing about living for the moment, but often what they are really doing is squandering precious moments of the life that has been given to them by God. On the journey that we have been speaking of there is abundant life to be received, as well as to be poured out towards others. But when our focus is on ourselves, the troubles never end.
Life becomes an endless cycle of ups and downs.
Survival becomes primary, even for very faithful churchgoers. In any careful study of Paul's letter to the Ephesians, one should readily see a certain emphasis. The first emphasis is that God has a plan for His people and His creation. Secondly, He requires our participation in that plan. Listen to me very carefully.