Time is relentless.
I look back on the time God has allowed and I’m humbled: I look ahead at the time still to come, and I’m overwhelmed. There are so many experiences I’d like to still explore; however, there are so many occurrences I pray I’m spared from. But it’s a crap shoot.
Honestly. Life is what happens when one is busy making plans. We plan and we plan and we believe we have some semblance of a trajectory. But the bottom line is, is that at any given time during our journey a curve ball can come from nowhere and derail our perfectly planned lives. And then what?
See, in my humble opinion, I believe that in those “curve ball” moments we actually show who we are to our core. Are we as resilient and flexible as we’d like to believe? Are we as grounded in our faith as we portray? AND… are we as strong as we think we are? Those are all such difficult questions, but, in those life altering moments the truth is always revealed. See, truth has an inconvenient way of always coming to light.
Now, time… can also be our friend. After one of these life-redirecting moments… we may not always react as we thought we would and I’ll let you in on a little secret… that’s ok. FIX IT. Were you so blind-sided that it took you months to catch your breath? Did that pity party last longer than you’d care to admit? Did you lash out at those that remained steadfast, just because you could? Yeah… me too. FIX IT. Fix it, so the next time life messes with those well-laid-out plans, you improve how you react. You better your response. You grow.
We, as humans (the majority, at least) do like to have an idea of where we’re going or what’s to come… I mean, I “wing-it” with sufficient regularity, but… the big picture is there. For me… my plans are not too defined but they ARE driven. They are motivated by my love for God, the desire to live above reproach, and with the exception of my dependance on Christ, being self-sufficient. So… when plans are being made these 3 things are my filters. BUT… this took a long LONG (so long I’m not proud of it) time to mature. AND… I still mess up. The point is… maybe don’t plan with such specificity? Like… open the map of your life… figure out where you want to end up, and then… may I invite you to “wing-it”? Have your compass. Know your true north: what moves you, what guides you, what drives you… and then, go with it.
Time is relentless and it’ll beat the crap out of you if you let it. Or, I invite you to use it. Use the relentless pace of time to chart a course for your life that ISN’T set in stone but that IS going where you’d like. Find your North…
That’s all I got, life/time is currently doing an excellent job of kicking my butt.