Time – Day 20

Time seems to go by quickly for a majority of life.  We wonder where the time has gone.  We look back at years past and think about how it seems like yesterday.  Time continues to move forward even when we don’t want it to.  There are also situations which make time almost stop.  Those are days when we are working on a project we don’t enjoy, waiting at a stoplight, sitting at a doctor’s office, anticipating test results which never seem to come, or waiting for water to boil.  Time seems to slow way down when we just want it to pass.

The seconds, minutes, hours and days always move at the same pace.  The speed at which they appear seems to correlate with our enjoyment of a moment or when we get so occupied we forget to check our watch.  For those occasions, we aren’t watching the clock and don’t even care what time it is.  We are just enjoying or engrossed in the moment.

While not every moment is enjoyable (some are just miserable), we can have more moments where we simply enjoy.  It takes practice.  We could be grateful for the opportunities to slow down.  This can help us gain perspective about what we enjoy and if we really appreciated the good times.  It can give us time to breathe.  And most of all, the moments when life stands still, it gives us the opportunity to pray.  These are the moments to tell God where we are struggling, why we are so worried, or simply how grateful we are.  These times are not to be wasted.  These are perfect opportunities to be reminded in whom we trust.  

So the next opportunity you have where time seems to almost stop, instead of checking your watch every five seconds, pray.  Just give God all you’ve got.  He’s here to listen.  You might find these are some of the most important moments of your life.  And he’s preparing a way.