Time

Time is running out.


There is never enough time. 


We rush from place to place and cram as many things into our days as possible. We post inspirational quotes but never pick up a Bible. We buy birthday gifts for family members but never sit down and be together. We tell friends that we need to meet up but never set a date.  Somewhere along the way we have run out of time to live our lives.  Recently I realized that my favorite part about the missions trip I was on a year ago was that I was able to spend time talking with the other members of the team and hearing their spiritual thoughts and what impacted them. You don't get that kind of growth at home because you only see those people about one or two times a week. We spend more time living our lives out through video games or through posting things on the internet. 
Maybe it's an impossible dream of mine, and maybe it is unrealistic in this world.  But I wish that there was a way that we could all leave our jobs and excuses and come together as a community and trust that God will provide. In the book of Acts whenever there were people converted to following Christ they would sell their stuff and start working for God. I wish our world was different.  I wish that instead of being consumers we could be people not bound by possessions or "stuff".  I think one of the most crucial mistakes we make is that we think that God will change with our changes and he will adapt to our lifestyles. Since when did worship become about how WE feel when we do it? When we worship shouldn't we be reflecting back God's love through our lives and to other people? I honestly don't believe that God is making an exception for our generation because we are different.  He is probably not all that thrilled at how much time we spend on the internet doing things that have no significance. (Yea I understand writing a blog is quite hypocritical.) I just wish things could be different.  I wish that instead of mocking a campaign to end the abuse of children we would fight for what is right. We teach children that killing is bad but our movies and our video games are full to the brim with it. I wish that the big questions in life still mattered to people.  I wish that people would ask what the meaning of life is and not answer it with "to have fun and enjoy yourself."
I always tell myself,
"there is time for that later."
"I'll do that another time."
Who has the time to do all of that spiritual work anyways? I mean, praying, reading AND doing works of service? Whoa, whoa, whoa! I have television to watch and tweets to tweet! Not to mention all of the pictures I need to take of myself in the bathroom for my Facebook profile picture! Some people spend more time hitting the "post" button on websites than opening something I like to call, a book. More specifically the Bible. Our culture has labelled the Bible as completely outdated and full of ridiculous rules that need to be followed. Why not look at it as the only way we can truly live our lives.


Everyone dies. Everyone is forgotten eventually. Everyone has a choice.


Time is running out.






"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
Ephesians 5:1-2






Spencer Lalonde