There are a few things that we as humans don't seem to have figured out yet. For example, why do we complain about time flying, yet at the same time, when asked how our day went, we moan:
"SLOOOOOOOWLY.",
Punctuated with exasperation. It just doesn't make sense to me. Shouldn't a slow day be a blessing? If time is such a short, fleeting element, wouldn't it be right to revel in it? There's that saying about sitting back, breathing, and letting it all go. Well that sounds nice, but if you let it all go, you may not have anything left by the time you wake up. There are certain things that anchor you to what matters. Things like Hope. And Hope is important. The minute you let him go, you will realize that you need a bigger road map. Lucky for us as believers---we always have hope!
And that, as Gandalf said, is a comforting thought.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
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a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
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a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
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a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
James 4:14
14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
2 comments:
You are the third person in three days to bring that last bible verse to my eyes. No one wrote it specifically for me, but I've seen it three times from three different sources....
I think if I ever knew God was trying to bring something to my attention, it would be this....Thanks for posting that bible verse....
In some ways....It really helps.
This is a very good reminder. We always need reminded of our hope, it keeps us going in hard times.
I texted William and he said he wouldn't mind if you twiddled around with the pictures. He did, however, ask you to email the results to him before you, say, put them up anywhere.
I'm working on helping him get a website set up, so then everyone can see all his work. However, the internet hates me and isn't being kind.
But, anyhow, his email. Talk about side tracked. It is WPKPhotography@gmail.com.
Have fun!
Allons-y!
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