You Still Have Time!
I've decided not to live in the memory of what was or be held hostage by time. Instead, I've decided that I still have time to embrace what's ahead of me.
People say time waits for no one. And, I agree. Time—it’s one of those intangible things that we can’t get back nor should we take for granted. Ever wake one day feeling like time is slipping through your fingers? Ever feel like everything and everybody is moving a million miles a minute and you’re standing still? Somehow, at the end of 2021, I found myself afraid of time and didn’t realize it. It wasn't until two of my closest friends pointed it out to me months apart from each other. Chile, talk about a real-life check on your strong friend moment.
In a simple conversation about my business, my friend said, “Jas, why are you making me feel anxious?” Another friend gave me a gentle nudge urging me to slow down. In those moments, I was forced to reflect on my thoughts, feelings, and emotions. I felt the trauma of 2020 in more ways than just the experience of living through a global pandemic. My fear was showing up in my daily living and interactions with family and friends. What a wake-up call!
As I cried my eyes out on the phone with that friend who gave me a gentle nudge, I felt the peace and patience of God come over me. In that moment, I realized that I still have time. I just needed to give myself more grace to recover from all that I’ve been through over the last couple years. And, just like that friend who hugged me through the phone, I want you to know that you still have time!!! You still have time to get it right with God. You still have time to accomplish that goal. You still have time to get married. You still have time to have a baby. You still have time to step into the greatest season of your life. You still have time, and as a matter of fact, you have an appointed time.
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”