I was going over some of my old notes that I had written and put on my Facebook profile and I came across this one that I had written Oct. 17th, 2007. Since Benjamin's 21st birthday is coming up very shortly I wanted to share it here. In the years that have passed since I wrote this Benjamin has moved out on his own into a parsonage and is pastoring a wonderful group of people in Ingomar, a nearby community. I hope you enjoy it.
We've all heard the expression: 'don't blink or you'll miss it'. Well that applies to more than just small towns and seemingly small events. Today we celebrate Benjamin's 18th birthday and being a mama I am up early thinking back over these past 18 years. And I honestly don't know where they have gone. I blinked.
It seems like such a short time ago he was fighting for his life trying to be born. The enemy of his soul didn't want this child of the King to come into this world. Maybe God had told him what a huge impact he would be making on the world. Maybe Satan knew this little baby would someday be a force to be reckoned with. This child who had the faith to pray for a dying gold fish and yes the fish lived. this child who inspired others to have a life of faith.
I blinked and before I knew it Benjamin was preaching for the very first time. He was 13. I blinked again and we were celebrating his 16th birthday and you guessed it, I did it again, I blinked and he was finishing school, studying to be a pastor, preaching and became a man I am proud of.
I wonder if time would go slower if I could learn not to blink. Where has the time gone? I have been blessed, my children have always been with me. We homeschooled them so I have spent more time with them than most moms. But time does not stand still.
Thinking about how fast the time has gone got me thinking about our time here on earth and how short it really is in comparrison to eternity. I have tried over the past 18 years to make every moment count in my relationship with Benjamin. I realized that I would only have him for awhile until he was out on his own making his own life and having his own family.
Because our time here on earth is so short we need to make every moment count. We waste so much time on petty things. Worrying about things that in a blink of an eye really don't matter that much. We miss so much of our life when we carry around anger, strife, unforgiveness, worry and all of the other things that rob us of a full life. Don't blink, life has a way of getting away from you.
Make every moment count. Housework can wait, your children can't. Consciously pour encouragement into others, it will build you up too. Be aware that you only have one life, make it count. And since I am handing out free advice, above all, DON"T BLINK.
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