Thoughts

Ok. So, it's 2 am and I can't sleep. For some reason the song "Breathe" (the Anna Nalick version) is playing over in my head. So I begin to really think about the lyrics... "Life's like an hourglass glued to the table." And you know? It is. You sit and you stare at the sand streaming through the glass and you want so desperately to rip the hourglass from the table and turn it over, turning back time. Perhaps you want to fix something in your past that you regret, or maybe you want to go back and relive a moment in your life, one that really brought you happiness. Or, maybe, you're just afraid to die. But, whatever the reason, there is one simple fact that is being overlooked: time spent longing to turn the glass over is time wasted. With each passing moment, each feeble attempt to rewind time, precious time is lost. Why is it that we do this? Why do we get so focused on time that has already past that we end up wasting the time we have remaining? We need to stop focusing on time that has past, mistakes that have been made, or things we wish we could have done differently, and we need to make the most of the time that we have left, "redeeming the time because the days are evil", Ephesians 5:16. Become who you've always wanted to be but were too afraid to embrace. Take on a new job or hobby that you've always desired to have. Don't be afraid to love with all that you have. Don't be afraid to let someone you completely, just the way you are. Life is but a vapor (James 4:14), and if we spend too much time trying to "unglue the hourglass", we'll end up wasting it all.