Consider the lilies

Today is amazingly the 19th April 2013! I appreciate, at first glance that is not such an amazing date. But, bear with me dear reader, and I will expound upon this claim.

In what seems like only the blink of an eye, a quarter of the year has already flown by. It only seems like two minutes ago we were planning for Christmas, and now suddenly Easter is only a memory.

Add onto that, the simple note that it is actually 2013, a year which seemed impossibly futuristic when I was growing up. For anyone who's watched the Back to the Future trilogy (who hasn't?) we are only two years away from the future that Marty McFly visited in the second film.

Now whilst this is not a post asking why we don't yet have hover boards and self drying clothes (although that are worth questioning) it is about how time is rushing by.

On top of all this amazement that it is 2013, my niece just got engaged; this may not strike you as too amazing, except that she is suddenly 19 and growing up, which makes me wonder where those years went? I'm sure her mum and dad are asking themselves the very same question. Congratulations to the happy couple, should they stumble across these words.

So, all in all, lots of amazing things are happening! Which all make the title of this post so very important.

The Bible encourages us to consider the lilies; this is similar to the modern phrase to smell the roses; to stop and take a moment, away from all the rush.

So, no preachy words today - just a few thoughts:

If time is rushing by, what are we missing? What's too important to miss? And what's really worth spending our time on?

Work? Stuff? Sports? Hobbies? Holiday planning? Family? Friends? Relationships?

Have a great day - in which you take a moment.

God bless

Chris