Friday, May 12, 2006
The importance of a moment
Yesterday, Amy was asked not to eat until after the CT Scan, the scan was scheduled for 2:00pm. An hour before the scan, they asked her to drink 2 big glasses of water. She made it through the scan, but drinking two big glasses of water on an empty stomach didn’t settle well and after making it to the bathroom, she threw it all back up. Thankfully this was a one time occurrence as she was able to eat and keep everything else down.
Psalm 118:24 ‘This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.’
Now I think it’s safe to reason that if this is the day that the Lord has made then it’s also true that this is the moment that the Lord has made. This moment is not just a time that will pass into the void of the past, and it’s not a short-lived instant we can't grasp. This second, this very moment is the handiwork of God. He created it and He does all things according to His plan. Does that make you a bit nervous? It does me. Because when I make something (a bird house or a painting for example) I do so for a reason or a purpose. And this leads me to wonder what the reason or purpose is that God made this moment and then gave it to me or gave it to you. What does He want us to do with our moment, this hour, this day? With this moment, I believe God wants us to open ourselves to Him, know Him, and love Him. To listen to His guidance and to obey. That is a lot for a single moment. You might say it makes these moments more special…even sacred. May all our moments be so, for these are the moments the Lord has made.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
Psalm 118:24 ‘This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.’
Now I think it’s safe to reason that if this is the day that the Lord has made then it’s also true that this is the moment that the Lord has made. This moment is not just a time that will pass into the void of the past, and it’s not a short-lived instant we can't grasp. This second, this very moment is the handiwork of God. He created it and He does all things according to His plan. Does that make you a bit nervous? It does me. Because when I make something (a bird house or a painting for example) I do so for a reason or a purpose. And this leads me to wonder what the reason or purpose is that God made this moment and then gave it to me or gave it to you. What does He want us to do with our moment, this hour, this day? With this moment, I believe God wants us to open ourselves to Him, know Him, and love Him. To listen to His guidance and to obey. That is a lot for a single moment. You might say it makes these moments more special…even sacred. May all our moments be so, for these are the moments the Lord has made.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
# posted by Vince @ 11:17 AM 
