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“Our lives are not just measured in minutes.”


A thought by Mark Batterson, Richard Foth, and Susanna Foth Aughtmon (2015-04-28) from their book, A Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure of a Lifetime (p. 34). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

One thing that a Lawyer does is keep track of each of his billable minutes.  That's how they get paid.  But that is not how our life is to be measured.

As Mark says, "Our lives are not just measured in minutes. They are measured in moments — moments when the minutes stand still. And it’s those defining moments that define our lives!"

There are specific moments in my life that I go back to that can bring deep emotion in me.  Those moments define what I defined my life to be.  The moment I spent with my grandpa Williams as he shared memories of his life just a few minutes before he went to be with the Lord.  Living moments that he shared with me.  The moment when I was traveling in that car with Margaret on the other side realizing that that was where she was suppose to be.  That next week I asked her to marry me.  The moment I spent in prayer after seeing my son, Brett for the first time and those commitments that I made to God as a new father that carried over to also my daughter, Stefanie.  The moment that I spent at a altar where I received my call to become a church planter.  That moment lead me to great adventures in Texas, Virginia and Nevada.    

Mark goes on to say, "Life becomes an adventure when we start seeing the miraculous in the mundane. When we put feet to our passion or bear-hug a new challenge, it changes our outlook on life."

He then says, "Defining moments. Intentional strategies. Adventurous living. Most of us spend our trips around the sun accumulating the wrong things. Possessions are a dime a dozen. Experiences are the currency of a life well lived."

There are still those moments that are defining these next few years of my life.  Life is an adventure with moments that will live on and on and on.  Thanks God for being there and creating the adventure of a life with You.

So what moments defined and are defining you?

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