Time

Time. You can't get it back, you can't give it away, you can't make more of it. there's never enough, it's always running out, and more and more, it's always booked. There's so much to do these days. From school early in the morning to homework right after, to band practice, to soccer practice, to family time, to all the other stuff. It seems like our lives are spent rushing from one place to another to another, never taking a break, never stopping, because honestly, who has the time?

I used to do that a lot. I'd sacrifice time with friends, family, and most importantly, the Lord just to fit in another club, or another AP class or another something that now seems so unimportant. I even got so busy that i would go to two clubs at once, walking in and out of both to attend the other. I thought that my being in those places somehow counted for something, that being on their roster made me . . . something more then what i was. But every single time when the weekend rolled around all i had to show for it was a pile of homework, unfinished projects and a pound of worry in my mind. and through it all i'd keep hoping and praying for more time.

The book of Ecclesiastes begins with one of my now favorite statements. chapter 1, vs2 "Meaningless! Meaningless! says the teacher, Utterly meaningless vs3 what does man gain from all his labor?" in this verse, King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived looks back at his life and shouts: there is no point. life isnt about work, or practice, or school. all those things at some point are going to be meaningless, they'll fade into a shadow of a memory. want proof? ask your parents what they had for eighth grade math. in case you dont know this yet, no one will care about your GPA after your first job unless you run for president. and that's your college GPA. There's so much more to the life that the Lord has given us. precious moments of fellowship and worship and just being alive.

Sometimes we need to stop. stop and enjoy the moments we've been blessed with. the people we're barely getting to know. the God who loves us so much. there's life all around us, an adventure around every corner, and a new experience right around; but for us to catch those chances, for us to catch up to the time we've been losing, we've got to slow things down and enjoy the moment we have.