Friday, April 20, 2012

Time flies

Ever heard the phrase, “Time flies when you’re having fun”?  Well often, time just flies.  Watching the seniors lead our chapel this past week and listening to some of them make statements like, “This has gone by really fast,” and, “Where has all the time has gone?” make us all realize that time waits for no one.  And that can be really scary.

Whether you are approaching the end of your time here at Olivet, or finishing your freshman year, you might find yourself reflecting on questions like those above.  Finishing can cause us to reflect, evaluate, and for some, wish we could have a do-over.  But you already know that can’t be done.

Now, I’m not a believer in living in fear, or wishing away today in hope for a better tomorrow.  We can spend our lives not being able to make any decision, worried it might be the wrong one, or wishing away every moment of every day.  But there is another way.

We are told in Matthew 6 not to worry about tomorrow — easier said than done.  Jesus goes on to say, “So let me tell you: don’t worry about your life — what to eat, what to drink; don’t worry about your body — what to wear. There’s more to life than food!  There’s more to the body than a suit of clothes.  Have a good look at the birds in the sky…And why worry about what to wear? Take a tip from the lilies in the countryside.” Matt. 6:25-26, 28 KNT

He goes on to say that we are to make his Kingdom priority, and when we do that, everything else takes care of itself.  So what can we know about the time we find ourselves in?  I believe that if we are making God’s Kingdom priority, we can move with confidence into our futures, knowing that God is in it with us.  The things that have happened to this point in our lives can be used by God for His glory.  He can redeem, and He can restore.  He doesn’t play games with our lives.  He knows what we need, right now. Period.

So I’m praying for you as you finish this semester.  I’m praying, of course, that you finish well — that you get that paper done, do well on that test, and finish your reading.  I’m also praying that you get a sense that God is with you, that He knows, and that He is even now preparing you for what’s next. 

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