Time is...

Time is sometimes cruel. Sometimes it's just one more thing to try to work around. Some how we try to allow time to navigate it's way around our lives, when the truth is, time will win every time.

Its hard to bite the bullet on this one. We try so hard to make time our own. It becomes the burden of what we live for. Never enough. Never at the right moment. Never in favor of what we had planned. We sometimes forget that time is such a precious gift. Time may take a lot from us, but it also gives us every moment we remember.
I only say this because I have fought time so many times before. I'm not trying to move around the subject. I have fought and lost to the point that I feel that this small Blog may help those who choose to fight a clock. I know that life can demand so much. Not to mention what we sometimes want to "add in" for our own hearts. Time management is something that I have tried to practice. I can't manage it. Not one second. It's not mine to manage, nor is it governed by the many scientist that have built a system for which we tell time. A clock can not define time. Clocks can give us a name for which part of time we need to set aside for future plans, but it still isn't the definition of time. Time is a gift. If i had to define "time" as a word, I would simply say: Time - a speed that can not move faster or slower than it has ever, or ever will travel.
Understand that time is considered the 4th dimension for a reason. It's not explained. It exist. And of all the gifts in the world that we, as life holders, put as a harmful priority, just remember that it is one of the most precious gifts that we can give. Because it is given to us first by God. It is only our job to embrace it and allow it to move as it always has. Slow sometimes, but steady always. Fast at times, but forgiving at others. Share time. We all have to live with it at the same time, for the rest of our lives. Sorry if this took too long to read, but thanks for sharing your time with me.

Push for Light

Push, Push, Push!

Light hides in all sorts of cracks and crevices, but that doesn't mean that it is hiding from us or from Gods glory.  But the more I think about it, sometimes the light is an open flame that can push or pull our emotions and periodically allow our selves to put on the blinders and miss the light without ever seeing it right beside us.  God has many ways of showing his light and it's sometimes hard to comprehend what it is that God wants us to understand.  But tilting our heads away from the direction we know is rocky, curvy, dark, dreary, and sometimes downright frightening will never fulfill our potential as followers of Christ.  It will work to take the safe path, and usually to an extent that we as humans may not search for any other way.  But I only encourage you to Push.

Many times we can find our selves consumed with pride or with concerns that we never mean to intentionally create for our hearts or our lives.  But understanding the root of the power that tags along side of those feelings is only compared to a tiny flash light that we keep locked to our key chain to see the locked door in front of us.

Have you ever been pulled over?  The red and blue lights are enough to keep our hearts beating at a pace that pushes sweat from every pore of our bodies.  Not a pleasant feeling at all.  But what about when that mounted driver side spotlight hits our face from the reflection of our left mirror?  That's when the feeling really sinks in.  The police are very thorough of the was to collect the information and approach the vehicle.  They have been trained for years on the proper way to keep the other driver "at bay" if you will.  The shadow approaches and a concerned yet authoritative voice announces the violation and directions to follow. 

If only life were that easy.

A clear voice                                                               

                           Directions                 

                  intent

understanding

                       The clear understanding of what was wrong with the moment.

All of these things can come.  In the book of Job we see how important it is to truly lay down our hearts and let God's interpretation  be revealed with patience and obedience.  Two of the things I struggle with many times over.  But I must push on.  We can push on in the proper ways and know that our small flashlights will do there jobs of lighting up the locked door.  But don't fear God's driver side mounted spotlight.  It is there for a reason.  Is it for us to understand immediately?  That question is one that will linger for years and years in my mind.  But i know that patience is a virtue and is rewarded greatly over time.

Lights can hide in all of the holes we forget to look in.  But push on.  Seek the direction that is given to us directly from Jesus in James 5 and 6.  It is one of the hardest books to swallow, but is very clear with a voice that is given as a direct quote from our savior of life and love.  He only meant the best with his words and works, and I know that he always keeps the flood lights ready for us in the moment that will make clear what it is we try to understand.  

As always, my words are only here as a reflection of my knowledge in my life and of the lives that have defined my own.  Feedback is always welcomed.  

Welcome to the First step of my blogging career and thank you for your time.  I hope that my words are clear to your mind and are reflective of Gods works in my life.  At the same time, this is a blog that can serve as advice, or just as a gentle "mind push"  for a smooth afternoon read.  But remember to Push.  Push for light.  And you will find it.  I have faith in you.  Just as God has Faith in all of us.