Where does the time go?

Every once in a while, when I take the time to contemplate my life, my children and others that have come and gone, I am struck by the speed at which life has passed. I had another one of those moments last night as I visited my two youngest boys sleeping peacefully. My baby boy Owen is 6 already, and looking more grown up every day. My oldest boy is turning 15 this summer. I look back at pictures we have of him and I dancing to Santana's "Maria, Maria" and it seems like it was just yesterday (he was 3 at the time). Many of my life's memories are now 25 years old!The bible tells us in numerous places that our lives are but a breath that quickly disappears (Ps 39:5; 144:4). When we take the time to ponder these scriptures, we are struck by the quickness of our lives. One day we're 20 and can conquer the world, the next morning we're retiring, grey-haired and wondering what happened.

There are many that like to wait. As I've written previously, one of the suggestions we've had for the church plant is that we should wait until we have more people on board. People wait to have children, people wait to move on most things in life, waiting for...the perfect moment? I'm not one to wait, and while this has landed me in hot water on more than one occasion, it's more of a lack of planning than a quickness in action.

Our lives go quickly, and when this reality hits us, we have an opportunity to take into account what matters in our lives and act upon those before it's too late.

(Here is my soon-to-be 15 year old, James)

Unfortunately all too often, by the time we realize that time is flying by, the moment has passed. Our children are grown up and moved out, our desires to step out in faith to do the wondrous works of God have been replaced by regret and self-pity.

Remember that you only live once. Get right with God, prioritize your life to the will of God, love your wife/husband, love your children, love your church, and always, always, serve your King.

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