34 Bible Verses About Death Due To God S Presence Not only can the presenttense form be used to describe onetime, nonrepeatable events occurring in the present, such as the Crucifixion, or future events from the disciples’ standpoint, such as the Ascension and Second Coming, but the present tense even portrays past, completed, instantaneous events, such as Christ’s coming to earth at the Incarnation (John 633, She goes on to say, “This way of waiting requires we understand that the spiritual life can only be lived in the present moment Living in the future produces anxiety, worry, and fear Living in the past produces guilt, bitterness and regret Many of us never get out of the past or the future and miss the gift that is the present moment” Being present in the moment bible verse