. . . I know I know, and no I did not fall off the planet. I can’t believe it has been 3 months since last updated about this project. It is one that, with every advancement, makes me realize how much more needs to be done in order to share the vision. After Christmas, I am looking forward to regaining momentum and am praying that by early Spring, a draft of the Worshipping Servant will be in hand.
In the meantime, I want to share these thoughts.
“Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’” It was in the late 70′s when I first heard song. I was a very young kid and I had no idea how significant that song was. The reality is, that time is not slowing for anyone. Even the seconds that have gone by since I began typing this are never to return. We can watch the new star trek (which is a really cool movie) all day long and yet, there are no black holes that will suck us back through time, we can not repeat the time that has gone by.
I have been here in Southern Cal. for just over 4 months now. It seems like merely days. Alot has and continues to happen and yet for this moment, it is time to pause. To my friends and family across the country, I want you to know that I think about you all, I pray for you all. I hope that when the time comes someday to be with the Father in heaven, that we will all enjoy the moment where we stop running around like chickens with our heads cut off. For those who took a step of faith and invested in this project, I want you to know that it continues to burn in my soul. I have about 140 pages completed and the Lord, through this experience at New Venture Christian Fellowship, continues to reveal new thoughts, concepts and truths that I believe will change people.
On this day, I want to digress and quote my friend Hitch and propose a toast to life. To toast to the “moments that take our breath away.”
Earlier today, I spoke with a brother in Christ, in fact, one I just met. Last week he encouraged me and shared how much the worship had impacted him. I was honored and encouraged by his gesture. Today, he shared with me that just 2 days after that day of encouragement, he was in the hospital. He discovered that he had a stage 4 tumor on his lung and the doctors are giving him anywhere from days to just a few short weeks to live. He sat there peacefully as we prayed for him. He lived this day like it may very be his last. I hope that I can do the same. I hope and pray that we don’t have to look back, whenever the time for us, and regret not living the moments we have been given.
So go encourage someone . . .
Smile at someone . . .
Take a deep breath and thank God . . .
And . . . even if you are in a tough situation, thank God that you have the life inside you to face it.
Blessings and peace.
James
