“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” 2 Peter 3:8

It was not a good start for today… and now I feel small. Last night I took a decongestant and THIS time it made me restless. So before I even start the day…I am exhausted. As I lay there in the dark in a semi-conscious state, people’s faces came flooding into my head. And so did their problems. After trying to think about something else so I could get some sleep, I finally got hit by the train!

This last weekend I was asked to add 2 children to the prayer list. One little girl was to have major surgery on her teeth. A little boy is undergoing surgery on his brain. The train that hit me was the one thing I COULD do in the dark. That train is called prayer! I know it should be a given, but in my dark, groggy state, I had to figure it out! With help from the Holy Spirit, I finally got it! But it was late!

This morning I texted to find out what time our special church girl was to go in, only to discover that it was YESTERDAY! I thought our Jesus boy was tomorrow. Turns out… it’s today! And on the hinge of both events, one done and one coming, I had prayed. Now that it is today, I wondered if the effort had made any difference? Then I remembered this verse.

This verse is kind of a play on words. Like the Bible verse that says, “The last shall be first and the first shall be last.” Rolling both verses around in my head, I realize the possibilities before God are ENDLESS! He is not distracted by the tick of a clock or a position in space. He has an ETERNITY to concentrate on EACH of those children. And HE doesn’t get tired.

As I get older I become more forgetful. I now have a special app on my phone for lists of things to do or remember. Now I have to concern myself with remembering what to put ON it! But before I got to beating myself up for memory failure, God reminded me of ‘who’ and ‘whose’ I really am. And ALL the time…I AM HIS!

I am learning over time is to keep Him as my focus. He is ALWAYS there with me as I go thorough the day. Over time I have come to realize that He wants ME to be with HIM… ALL THE TIME! Just like it will be in Heaven, where there will be no clocks!!!