Time is Fleeting

I struggle with my children growing up. It never seems to be enough time. Not enough of them at one year old, not enough at two years, etc. I’m starting to realize that this awareness of fleeting time is a gift from God. It is God who has “set eternity in the human heart.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) What I’ve been feeling is my heart set on the eternal, therefore I find no comfort in good things being over. The reason these days with my children are so precious to me is because they aren’t infinite. They are limited by time and will end.

I seen a bumper sticker that said “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” I love that! I’m trying to remember to smile when I’m reminded time is fleeting. To cherish the time as it occurs and then count it as a blessing. Knowing that I have the ability to let any waves of sadness lead my thoughts to what is eternal. God knew what he was doing when he created time. I pray we will live out the plans God has for us in the time he has given us.