Time. (a blog borrowed from Esther)
I was reading Esther's blog today...and came across something she'd written a little while ago...give it a read it's powerful!
How many minutes are there in an hour? How many hours are there in a day?How many days are there in a year? So, what do all of those questions have in common? Time.Time governs our lives. Time tells us when to get up.Time tells us when to go to bed.Time tells us when to eat. Time tells us when classes are starting.And time tells us how long until a project is due. Sometimes, impatience becomes our middle names as time slowly passes at a red light. Sometimes, we hit a birthday of a significant age and wonder, where has the time gone? Time .Time is continually passing. Time brings us moments. Some moments that are a cause to celebrate, And some that break our heart.Time brings us life experiences. Time brings us knowledge and wisdom. Time brings us old age. We live our lives according to time, without the ability to stop or control it.Now, I have a question for you. What are you looking forward to achieving as time is passing? A diploma? The man or woman of your dreams? A career that will set you on the path for the rest of your life? I have another question for you. Are you living in the time and moments that God is giving to you right now? Or are you in a constant state of waiting for the next big moment yet to come? The big moment when life will really start?Donald Miller in his book, Through Painted Deserts says this. “I don’t think we can really understand how time passes. We can’t study it like a river or tame it with a clock. Our devices only mark its coming and going. I dropped an anchor three months back but time didn’t slow. Some things have to end, you know. You feel like life is always leading up to something, but it isn’t. I mean life is just life. It’s all happening right now. I only say this because I am trying to appreciate everything tonight. I will be leaving soon, and I want to feel this, Really understand that it is happening because God breathed some spark into some mud that became us, and He did it for a reason, and I want to feel that reason, not some false explanation.”God has a purpose for our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 says “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” That hope and future that God has promised, has already started. Life is meant to be lived, not just gotten through. Time is fleeting, and it’s not going to slow down. You, have a choice to make. Will you wait for the moment when all the pieces fall into place? Or will you take every breath that God gives you, as an opportunity to live out His purpose for your life?
How many minutes are there in an hour? How many hours are there in a day?How many days are there in a year? So, what do all of those questions have in common? Time.Time governs our lives. Time tells us when to get up.Time tells us when to go to bed.Time tells us when to eat. Time tells us when classes are starting.And time tells us how long until a project is due. Sometimes, impatience becomes our middle names as time slowly passes at a red light. Sometimes, we hit a birthday of a significant age and wonder, where has the time gone? Time .Time is continually passing. Time brings us moments. Some moments that are a cause to celebrate, And some that break our heart.Time brings us life experiences. Time brings us knowledge and wisdom. Time brings us old age. We live our lives according to time, without the ability to stop or control it.Now, I have a question for you. What are you looking forward to achieving as time is passing? A diploma? The man or woman of your dreams? A career that will set you on the path for the rest of your life? I have another question for you. Are you living in the time and moments that God is giving to you right now? Or are you in a constant state of waiting for the next big moment yet to come? The big moment when life will really start?Donald Miller in his book, Through Painted Deserts says this. “I don’t think we can really understand how time passes. We can’t study it like a river or tame it with a clock. Our devices only mark its coming and going. I dropped an anchor three months back but time didn’t slow. Some things have to end, you know. You feel like life is always leading up to something, but it isn’t. I mean life is just life. It’s all happening right now. I only say this because I am trying to appreciate everything tonight. I will be leaving soon, and I want to feel this, Really understand that it is happening because God breathed some spark into some mud that became us, and He did it for a reason, and I want to feel that reason, not some false explanation.”God has a purpose for our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 says “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” That hope and future that God has promised, has already started. Life is meant to be lived, not just gotten through. Time is fleeting, and it’s not going to slow down. You, have a choice to make. Will you wait for the moment when all the pieces fall into place? Or will you take every breath that God gives you, as an opportunity to live out His purpose for your life?
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