Another School Year Goes By

If there is anything that will convince you that time passes quickly, it's teaching school. I feel like it was just yesterday that I decorated my classroom and wrote plans to prepare for a brand new group of students, and today I am preparing to close this "home away from home" for the summer. It's bittersweet, and it's a wonderful reminder that time passes quickly, and we must make the most of every day.

It's not popular out there in the world today to be hard and fast about anything. We're expected to be tolerant of differences, and while that is sometimes good, it's not always possible: not when it comes to faith. We can dance around the truth, or dress it up and put a bow on it, but the truth is the truth: our lives are spinning by ever so quickly, and if we intend to have eternal life, we cannot let another day go by without committing our lives to Jesus Christ. He told us that He is THE Way . . . not A Way; He is THE truth, not just a good idea. And then He said that no one goes to the Father except through Him. He is our mediator, our Savior, and our provider of grace because of His sacrifice on the Cross. He is not asking to be a part of our lives on Sunday morning and some distant back-burner figure Monday through Saturday. He wants to be Lord of our lives . . . Lord. He wants us to seek Him, know Him, and strive to be like Him, and this will never happen as long as we think we have plenty of time. It won't happen if we somehow think that it will be okay to wait until another day, another week, or another year. What is that time never comes?

I don't know about you, but I know what kind of future I want for myself. I want one lived in the presence of God. I want God to be able to say that He knows me intimately. I surely don't want to have any regrets. I have made the decision to give my life as a living sacrifice to God almighty, to pray in the name of Jesus, His Son, and to allow the Holy Spirit to guide my heart. No matter how quickly my days may pass, I know to whom I belong and where I am headed when this quickly-passing life of mine is over, but I want that for all of you, too.

If you don't already know Jesus, or if you aren't sure you are saved, get in touch with me. Send a prayer request, and I will cherish the opportunity to pray for you and your salvation. Call a friend, or call a pastor. And talk to God. It isn't complicated, and he doesn't expect fancy vocabulary. Just tell Him you want to belong to Him and that you believe in Him. Read in the New Testament Gospels about the ultimate sacrifice, and thank God for the incredible gift of grace He gave you through the Cross. Let His love infuse you with peace and joy that can only be found by being a child of the King. Don't let another day go by; time is passing way too quickly, and you don't want to miss this!