Love & Time
“They could not remember a time, until now, that forever didn’t seem long enough”
You hear it all the time….
Time goes by so fast….
Remember these moments because they grow up so fast….
Just wait until you’re my age, then time will reeeeally go by fast…
But I don’t want it to go by fast.
I’m in no hurry to see my little boy grow up. When I catch myself saying something like, “I can’t wait until he’s crawling or I can’t wait until he’s walking or I can’t wait until he starts playing soccer or little league” I stop myself. I know those moments are going to get here fast enough with out me willing it so. And instead of enjoying what B is doing right now, I can so easily become focused on all the awesome things I hope he’ll get to do in the future.
But I don’t want the future to get here any faster than it should. I want to experience every hour, every day, every year in the precise amount of time that they require.
Lord, help me to live intentionally. Help me to recognize a seemingly mundane moment as something to be cherished and remembered. Help me to be present. Help me to remember what’s truly important; that playing with my son or taking the time to cuddle with him when he’s teething or overtired is vastly more important than the next item on my to-do list. Father, please continually reorder my mindset and my priorities, because I don’t want to look back on this time and think, “man, that went by so fast that it almost feels more like a dream than real life.”
Remind me of what truly matters God and help me to fully live.
Amen
