I'm new to blogging, not new to writing. New to the idea that mistakes are okay and are very much a part of learning, not new to throwing myself out there. New to the truth God is pushing me to grasp lately...HE LOVES ME, not new to the doubt that follows.
With every day that comes and goes, we age. One second older, one day older, one year older, ten years older, eventually to die. But contrary to the age-old saying, "Another year older, another year wiser," are we really getting wiser? The reality that we have a very small window of time on this earth is becoming further enforced in my mind every day. When I think about the time I have already had on this earth and how I have used it, I become very convicted. How many Bible verses have I memorized in relation to how many Big Mac's I have consumed? How many hours have I spent in prayer in relation to how many hours I have spent talking on the phone? How many lessons have I learned in relation to all of those repeated mistakes that I stubbornly continue to make? It is completely convicting when I think about the use of my time in this way.
The silly thing is, it takes a lot to make a single truth known, at least to me. It's taken a lot of failing, a lot of accepting of that failing, a lot of struggle and tears to get me to realize this life is not about THIS life. How reassuring and utterly frightening all at the same time! And I've got to re-learn it every day of my life- oh stubborn human that I am!
"What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You care for him?" Psalm 8:4
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