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March 25, 2015 by Guest Author 13 Comments

 

waiting-410328_1280We live in a very fast paced world. We can get an oil change in 15 minutes. We can get pizza delivered to our door in 30 minutes. We can get everything we want shipped the next day, even the kitchen sink. We can pump our gas from the “fastest pumps in town”. We like express lanes, speedy checkouts, and our food fast. The other day my husband and I went to get our chicken from a fast food place, and were told that our chicken would take three minutes, and they would bring it to us. Three minutes wasn’t really that long of a wait. It would take me much longer to grill chicken at home. They apologized for the “long” wait, and gave us a coupon for a free chicken sandwich. We, as a society, have an attitude of urgency when it comes to the things we want in this life. But what happens when we start to think about our eternal life? That sense of urgency seems to go right out the window because we are young and going to live forever. Right?

Every day we are getting older. Every day we are getting a step closer to our last breath. I know it isn’t pleasant to think about that, but it is the truth (Hebrews 9:27). Living to be 95 when you are 36 seems to be a long time, but eternity is much longer. If eternity is much longer than my life here on this earth, shouldn’t I be using what physical time I have preparing for that place? I mean we are going to be there forever, and ever, and forever some more, and wouldn’t we want the best forever place option? This eternal life stuff is urgent because maybe we will live another 57 years, but maybe we won’t. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. James says our life is a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away (James 4:14).

 It seems the older I get the swifter the vapor is vanishing. The weeks, months and years are going by so fast that one morning I am going to wake up and be 95 and wonder where the time went. Let’s not let this fast paced world move us so dependent-100343_640fast that we forget what is really important. Let’s not forget to be preparing for that forever place. Let’s take this fast paced, urgent attitude we have with our physical lives and turn its focus on the eternal. The Ethiopian eunuch did and he went on his way rejoicing (Acts 8:27-39). The Philippian jailor did straightway and rejoiced (Acts 16:23-34). It is urgent that we get on the right path, the path that leads to the best forever place (Matthew 7:13-14;

Revelation 2:10).

 

By: Kristina Odom

Kristina and her husband, Justin, serve with the church of Christ in Fairfield, IL where her husband is the preacher. Kristina is a stay-at-home mother to their three teenage kids and the author of Be A Light.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Lillian Humphries says

    March 25, 2015 at 9:11 am

    Great article. I just wrote about the same thing on mine last night. 🙂

    We must all be feeling overwhelmed.

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    • Kristina Odom says

      March 26, 2015 at 6:41 am

      Thank you, Lillian! I would love to read yours sometime. Some days it is hard to remember to slow down with the physical stuff 🙂

      Reply
  2. Frances Ortiz says

    March 25, 2015 at 10:42 am

    Thank you for this article. This article made me think about a sermon I heard on Ephesians 5:16 “redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” This verse fits this article so well. We must stop and examine how are we redeeming the time God has so graciously given us.
    God bless you sister and the whole staff at come fill your cup. I am so encouraged by the articles, the lessons, Bible Markings.

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    • Kristina Odom says

      March 26, 2015 at 6:42 am

      Great verse. Thanks for reminding me of it!

      Reply
  3. Dena Ivie says

    March 25, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Thanks, Kristina, for this excellent article. We all need this reminder!

    Reply
    • Kristina Odom says

      March 26, 2015 at 6:43 am

      Love you, Dena! Thanks for encouraging!!

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Jensen says

    March 26, 2015 at 8:59 am

    Spot-on, as usual, Kristina – I just love your insight! ?

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    • Kristina Odom says

      April 2, 2015 at 7:20 pm

      Thank you <3

      Reply
  5. Melissa Burkham says

    March 26, 2015 at 9:19 am

    You have hit exactly how I feel. People tend to think “tomorrow tomorrow”.
    If we all truly believed in eternity, we would desire to be properly prepared. It isn’t like vacation where we can prepare for a certain time frame…. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Matthew 24:36 (NASB)

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    • Kristina Odom says

      April 2, 2015 at 7:21 pm

      Exactly!

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    March 31, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Been on my mind a lot lately–seems my kids won’t stop growing up!

    Reply
  7. Gwen Schnell says

    April 7, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    Great article Kristina! Great things to think about.
    Urgency.

    Reply
  8. Cynthia Suggs says

    April 29, 2015 at 10:28 am

    Such a great article. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Reply

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