The Time Is Now

I just recently signed on to lead our college ministry, and I named it "Kairos", which means "opportune time". The word "kairos" has more to do with quality than quantity, but it's hard for me to get past the brevity of the time we have here in this life. I'm convinced that we should make the most of the opportunities we have, because they eventually all run out.

I feel this more acutely now, as I realize that I've reached the age my dad developed colon cancer that ended his life. The cancer started when he was 38, diagnosed when he was 40, and killed him at 42. The picture to the right of this is the last picture I have of him. There I am, my life in front of me. There he is, less than 2 months left to go.

There are no guarantees. Therefore, all efforts of turning general time into kairos seems right to me.

Seeing Where I Am

The world is such a blur, and I can't seem to keep up with everything going on inside me. God's doing good things...I know I'm being transformed...I know He's using me to accomplish great things. The problem with all of that, is that stuff too easily fades into the background, because other things now pre-occupy all my time and thoughts.

I heard someone say a few weeks ago that we should all spend an hour a day, a day a week, and a week a year simply reflecting. Right. Like that'll happen. However, I do get the point. It's hard to know where I'm going if I don't know where I am. Hopefully, this blogging thing helps.