A NEW YEAR RIDDLE
What’s the most precious gift we have, yet we squander it like it has little value? When folks do finally begin to figure out how dear our gift is, they’ll do and try just about anything to get more of that gratuity. All the power and money in the world can’t guarantee any of us we’ll end up with more of what we cherish desperately.
You’ve probably figured out that the gift I’m describing is “time”. Time is a peculiar thing. It represents the measurement of sunups and sundowns all of us are given that make up what we call our life. Big subject.
I don’t mean to tackle it, not that any of us could, in these few simple lines. I ponder mine and at some point everyone does theirs. The lives that cross paths in our given time I believe have purpose and that there are no coincidences.
Most of have thrown time away like the paper that our Christmas presents were wrapped in. Then a funny thing happens; we get so many days that we begin to figure out that tomorrow is less certain to us than it was ten years ago… or yesterday…
Life has it’s ups and downs and none of us are immune from the reality of this fallen world. The paths of our lives are intertwined, for better or worse. All of us stumble along the bumpy trail of life, but to have a word or hand to help one another back up physically or spiritually is a gift inside the amazing gift of life. It’s what we’re called to as Christians.
Thanks to many of you for your heart, words, and prayers for me and my family over this past period of time we call a year that ties three hundred and sixty-five days together like a bale of hay. For those of us that have a bend for writing, we call it a chapter.
Thanks to all who’ve shared in my chapter. I pray blessings upon you and yours in this next chapter of your lives that numbers 2015.
And how ever many days you and I get of this precious life that we measure in time, I pray that it is one of honor and finds us together in eternity with the One who gave us His precious gift…
Happy New Year friends…
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 9:39 am
i will continue sharing in your chapter in 2015…no matter how little or how big it might be. Blessings to you, my friend, on an abundantly blessed 2015.
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
Life and time are precious and often we squander both by careless ways. Thank you for being a part of our chapter 2014 and for the prayers and challenges exchanged during that passing of time. Thank you for sharing your awesome thoughts at Tell me a Story, http://letmetelluastory.blogspot.com/
May you find new ways to escape problems that come their way to all of us at times, and benefit in the blessings of God toward you and your family for 2015.
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
Blessings to you in the New Year. May you make the most of each day!
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 7:55 pm
Phil Keaggy recorded a song called Time several years ago, you might appreciate the lyrics. Happy new year, Floyd! wishing you and your family all JOY in 2015!
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 8:08 pm
The bad news is time flies.
The good news is you’re the pilot.
– Michael Althsuler
Read this quote on “time”, thought of it when I read your post. Never been sorry I have used some of my time to read your posts. Happy New Year to you and your dear family.
Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 9:34 pm
Time is…
…to be continued.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 @ 4:31 am
Blessings to you and yours in 2015, Floyd!Can’t wait to read what the Lord has to say through you in this coming year. Thanks for your sensitivity to His Spirit and sharing your hard-earned lessons with us.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 @ 1:56 pm
Beautiful words, Floyd. It has been, and will be, my distinct pleasure to share the journey with you in 2015. And yes, I pray that I also do it with honor, glorifying the Lord in all I do and say.
And, maybe perhaps, this might be the year the Lord returns for us?? Let’s focus on keeping our feet firmly planted in Him, while looking to the sky!
Happy New Year, and GOD BLESS!
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
I’ve been blessed to read your words, hear your stories, and learn life lessons from you for another 365 days, Floyd. Looking forward to a new year with new words, stories, and lessons! Blessings to you and your family.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
Yes, life is the up and down. All I can do is rely upon the Lord, my/your Father, to put us in the right place at the right time to do our God-job. Every day I have to focus that way. And I’m sure you do, too. Thank you for sharing, Brother. It is a blessing, as usual.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 @ 8:39 pm
Floyd, I like that–thinking of each year as a chapter. I wonder what I’d call mine, and I wonder what God will call my whole book. We can jam a lot of words in a chapter, or we can insert precious white space and margin so the words make more sense. And I hate run-on sentences, and yet, sometimes that is how I live, especially if whatever I do is meaningless……just one run-on thing after another. Thanks for being both a good writer and good editor of your life. Thank you for sharing your pages here week after week, for us to slow and read and ponder. I think God will title your book WELL DONE, FAITHFUL SERVANT. Here’s to the next chapter, 2015. May our endings be a long way off so God gives us opportunity to write meaning into our life and edit anything that needs doing over. HAPPY 2015 to you, Diane, and the girls.
Lynn
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 @ 5:45 am
Wonderful post Floyd. I too love the analogy of a year as a chapter. I pray your next chapter, and that of your family, is wonderful and blessed beyond measure. Happy New Year Dear Floyd!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
You reach a certain point in life where time takes on new meaning. As the days draw near, I am reminded to count the moments — and make each of them count for something
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 @ 1:27 pm
Time is our most valuable asset. This year I’d like to be a better steward of the time God has given me. Great post Floyd!
Thursday, January 1, 2015 @ 10:38 am
Floyd, blessings to you in 2015! May our God give you the wisdom and the strength to use your time for his glory this year!
Thursday, January 1, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
Happy new year, Floyd! May this new year of minutes and hours be unforgettable.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
Thursday, January 1, 2015 @ 4:46 pm
You’re giving me a realistic look today at the passing of time. I’m grateful for recaps because then, like you, I look back over time and see how blessed I am and that my days count for something. I’m so glad my path intertwined with yours. I’ve learned many things from you and wish you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Sunday, January 4, 2015 @ 7:42 am
Amen to that! I hope you and your family have had a great festive season. Blessings.
Sunday, January 4, 2015 @ 3:12 pm
I’m definitely looking forward to my next chapter this year. It has been great getting to know you. Also I agree none of us knows how much time we have so it’s always important for us to make the best of what we do have. And also to touch as many lives as we can. I hope your next chapter is a great one
Monday, January 5, 2015 @ 10:13 am
Thanks for including ME in your chapter, Floyd. You have become just like a family member. Oh wait! Maybe that’s because you ARE family! “The paths of our lives are intertwined, for better or worse” – how very true. Mine has been made better by walking together with you on yours from time to time. Insight, empathy or intercession often overtake me at the oddest moments – some of your writings have been the initiator of these things in me. So thank you, Brother. You always have my earnest support and prayer, in Jesus’ Name. Sending love from Central Valley, Cali, Nancy & Randy!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 @ 11:59 am
Here’s to a new year spent well. We never know when this will be our last!
Monday, January 12, 2015 @ 3:03 pm
It has been a real joy being able to spend this precious time with you on your blog. I’m looking forward to reading what you have to share in this new year.
Blessings brother,