I sat this morning sipping coffee, enjoying some "Me" time, going over my Sunday School lesson , my mind went back in time to when my daughters were small.
How fondly I remember the squeals, silly stories and sweet giggles. How good it felt to hold them close, dry their tears, take in the clean smell of their hair after a bath, then listen to the steady, even breathing after they drifted off to sleep. Where did that precious time go? I thought of the hectic pace back then, school and church activities. What happened? The brevity of that sweet season in our lives together flew by. How soon it was gone!
As I reminisced, I thought. Had I taken even a single day for granted? Had I at times allowed life to get so busy that I might have missed out on something?
The Apostle James wrote" Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" ( James 4:14) How true! God gives each of us the same 24 hours each day. He lets us spend them in whatever ways we choose. Will we waste those hours? Or will we fill them with balance and appreciation, seizing and making the most of each and every moment?
As I grow older, I find the minutes, hours, days and weeks pass by too swiftly. I want to shout " WAIT" I want to savor each precious moment, for they will soon evaporate, lost in the vastness of infinity, never to be recaptured.
Today, I thank Jesus for enduring the agony of the cross, for dying in my place to earn the forgiveness I need, I know my days on earth are brief. May God help me make the most of them, even as I look forward to spending eternity in heaven with my Savior.
You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. Psalm 395
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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