Time

Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock…

These are the sounds my son makes when he sees the clock and it’s an ever continuous reminder that time waits for no man.

For every tick and tock comes change.

A baby is born, a man dies, another is involved in an accident, the weather changes, someone is sleeping, another is praying, someone loses a job, a discovery is made, things are happening… 

Every second comes with change; positive and negative. Even the earth doesn’t stay still as time goes by, it’s on a continuous rotation.

Time creates opportunities for some and for others it’s utter bitterness and pain.

Unfortunately, time wasted can never be recovered. I think God had it wise not to relinquish the control of time to man.

He made it sure we do not know of our beginning, our life happenings; the things we will encounter or our end.

“And just like the sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives.”

Those of you who follow soap operas will recognize that sentence right away. I have never watched soaps, but even I am familiar with the large hourglass and the opening words of “Days of our lives.”

The constant reminder that time is running out brings new intensity to life and it forces us to focus. Ready or not, we must move on. Imagine the giant Days of our Lives’ hourglass being present in our daily lives. What would change if we could see our time running out before our very eyes? What would we concentrate on? What decisions would we make? What would be our priorities?

Value time. Value all of it.

Time you spend alive and breathing.

Time you have with family.

Time you spend or have at work.

Value the time you spend with God for every second counts and remember that the clock eventually stops.