Every year I am amazed at how time flies and how life changes. I will come across a picture where only a few months ago I was a different person. Or a date will come around and I think back to what I was doing on this day last year or the year before that. It never fails to amaze me. Each year has its heartaches and its growth and each year I somehow survive all life has thrown at me. How does so much change in one year when each day seems like I am stuck in a rut of doing the same thing and living the same routine life?
Do you ever lay in bed and think, “Again?!” How does each day go by so fast to make it seem as though it was just minutes ago you laid down your head to sleep last night? It makes me feel so trapped as I think about the repetition of each day. Each night I lay in bed thinking through what I did that day which seems all too much similar to the day before that. I think, “What is the point?”
Jesus. Jesus is the point. I can let each day repeat itself or I can make the most of each day by touching as many hearts as possible. Instead of focusing on the patterns, I need to focus on how each day can be worth something. Life is not a trap. It is about escaping Satan’s trap.
Every day may seem like repetition but so much changes in that day that we let slip right from under our noses. So then when we look back at the end of each year we realize we are completely different people and our life looks drastically different from before, at least on the inside. Now, we hope it has changed for the better but that doesn’t always end up how it happens. Sometimes we realize that we have compromised and fallen into the trap Satan has tricked us with. Our heart then fills with regret but do not fear. Do not fear for there is grace.
Grace is there for the times we let our guard down and let Satan have a piece of control in our lives. Grace revives hope and is present in the regret. Grace pulls you back out of the trap and sets you on the right path. Grace sets you free from the burden of the mistakes. So guard your heart. Guard your heart from the tricks Satan plays during the times of pain and loss. Each day may look the same but look in the details. Do not let anything slip under your nose that may cause a drastic change later. Be alert and be on guard. For one day you may wake up and look back on where you were last year and realize you made a wrong turn. So embrace grace and don’t let time take advantage of you. Live intentional and make each day count towards the growth of your soul. So one day you can look back and be proud of where this past year has brought you.
With love,
Olivia Mars
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