I was shown this video on my trip to Duke, and it got me thinking. What IS a moment? Yeah, I know they said that in the video, but really what is a moment? The dictionary says it is "...a very short period of time".
I agree and disagree with this. A moment in my definition is a period of time that had some sort of significance. The moment you say "I do" you go from single to forever having someone beside you in life. The 3 seconds it takes for your ice cream to drop to the ground. The second it takes to say "yes". The 2.5 seconds it takes to say " I love you". Telling someone your proud of them, patting someone on the back, hugging a friend you haven't seen in months, kissing your boyfriend on the cheek, holding hands for the first time, letting go of your balloon for a split second, finding a much coveted Easter Egg, walking into High School for the first time, smiling for absolutely no reason at all, taking a bow onstage after a performance, throwing your hat after graduation, hugging your family. These may seem insignificant, but they are truly things that we take for granted.
Take all of these little moments, some seconds long some minutes long, string them together and you get your life. Our lives are made up of moments. Big life events are narrowed down to moments, a graduation becomes memories of certain moments, a marriage ceremony the "I do's". You get the idea.
We as humans have to take HUGE life events and narrow them down to moments. Take insignificant things like eating and ice cream cone, and add it to our lives. Now, here is what blows my mind. God doesn't have to do that. He knows every second, millisecond, literally every last moment of our lives and He is there for it. He not only knows the exact time you graduated, or everything that happened that day. He remembers everything I do and more. He knows how I felt, that I almost tripped, He knew which bouncy ball I would take and knew that it would be a bad idea to paint my nails on the way to graduation before I had even thought of it (ok most people could have told me that, but only He knew I would think of it). He knew the pictures I would take, the memories I'd remember, and the tears that would roll down my face.
Let's get even deeper with this: He already knows, this very second everything I will remember and everything that will happen to me. Woah. I have no idea who I'll marry, if I will get married, what I will do after college, if I'll have kids, if I will get a Disney internship, if I will actually one day be a princess, what I'll do tomorrow, I have no idea of these things. He does, and what's more He has planned every last second, every last moment of my life so that it will work out for the best, for His ultimate plan, for the best I can be in His kingdom.
Seriously, how can you not love and praise a God as great and awesome as that?
I believe that moments are God's way of reminding us how much He loves us. Even the bad moments, example: my first asthma attack. Yeah, that was a milestone, I realize how cool I am no need to remind me. Anyway, I was terrified I was young and couldn't breathe. It lasted for hours but I remember it in a second. I'll take a second here and say I have no idea why I have asthma, but I believe there is a reason to everything. Yes, everything...like that dust speck floating past you right now? It has a purpose, don't know what but it's there. Anyway, asthma attacks are terrifying at best, by God's mercy we found out what was wrong with me and fixed it fast, no hospital necessary- if you know me at ALL you know that is a HUGE blessing. He loves me that much that He gave my mom the ability to think clearly in an emergency and gave me some peace (as much peace as you can have in an asthma attack) so I wouldn't panic which could make things so much worse.
I could go on and on about how much God loves me, how everything works for Him, how He is constantly at work, but there's a limit to this blog word/character wise. So, I'll leave you with this final thought: even in at your worst moment, God is there. He is with you, He knows what you're thinking, and He loves you anyway.
