Sometimes in our lives we wish that time would stand still. We wish for everything to remain the same.Sometimes we wish it would move. We wish the mountains in front of us would move so we didn't have to climb them. Life is just hard sometimes. For what we think is no real good reason to find,its just hard. We know what right now brings,but we do not know what may come within the next minute. It may be a phone call, a policeman at your door, a letter we really don't want to read,it may even be a friend who has come with news. Life changes in a second with many circumstances surrounding us.Most of the time we do not see those changes coming,so we don't know what to do when they hit. Many hit like tornadoes, destroying all in sight,and they come when we least expect them. When was the last time you spoke to your mother? How about your dad? Maybe your child,a friend who has parted ways with you.We allow so much stuff to come into our lives,and tear our families and our friendships apart. Usually its stuff that really has no meaning,we just let the anger overtake us,and then as time passes it gets harder to reach out. It doesn't mean that there isn't love there,there is damage. We can repair damage, we can build again after a tornado. Why wait? Why keep being stubburn and put if off? Do you put it off not really thinking of the other person,but yourself?How hard it will be on you to make the first move? What if tomorrow is too late? What if this afternoon is too late,what then? We sit with,"What if's and If I would have only's."If there is space between you,its not going to fix on its own. Relationships need work,they need a loving touch,they need the grace of God. When we want a second chance,we need to jump out and take it,not waiting for the other person to begin,or not worrying how they will respond. If you have been apart from your family, don't let another day go by that you can't say,"I love you mom",or hug your daddy and tell him just how sorry you are. We cannot move forward without taking steps.We cannot move from our pasts without moving forward. The choices we make everyday will affect the rest of our lives.We never know when the last "I love you" comes.We never know when the last time will be to look in anothers eyes and tell them just how much you care.We never know when that last hug will be,or the last laughter. Our lives are a gift from God,and what we do with them either brings Him glory or shame. Let go of the pain in your past and take a step of faith,not just even a step,but take a leap of faith,allow God to cover your hurt,and take today as your second chance. We don't always get second chances. I know this from the death of my daddy. I went through the "If's and why's",and struggled so with my pain of not having him here.Wanting so badly for one more day to say all the things I didn't say before. I know that pain and loss. I know that pain today with my own family. Today I am going to take a leap of faith.Why don't you join me and we can try again and just live for this one moment in time...
