About 365 days after entry into the world one begins to take his or her first steps. Not knowing the responsibility in which that one simple step will hold one day. About 547 days into life, just 182 days later thoughts are crafted and formed into breath, and with that they have spoken their very first word. About 1,068 days into life fear has already unlocked the lock and made its unwelcome stay. After about 3,650 days into life one has the ability to foresee the consequences and rewards their actions will have for the choices they make. After about 4,380 days into life one is hoping to have already lived 10,950 days, wishing 6,570 days of their life away. At 4,745 days into life the teen years sink in, and life as they know it is over. 5,840 days into life a plastic card is granted to give permission to operate a motor vehicle. About 6,570 days into life independence is no longer restricted, full-fledged freedom has been accessed.
To this very day I have lived approximately 8,253 days.
Within these 8,253 days I have experienced love, heartache, loss, joy, war, hatred, and ambition. I’ve seen wealth, starvation, sickness, wounded, poor, materialism, and tears. I’ve learned what true love really means and how loves feels. I’ve see God’s beauty among the many miles I’ve traveled. I’ve walked barefoot in another country. I’ve been up, I’ve been down, and I’ve been in between. I’ve been lost. I’ve been discouraged. I’ve been uplifted. I’ve studied. I’ve learned all I could. 8,253 days. It took me 8,253 days to accomplish these things, and much more not even mentioned. But God is beyond time. He is beyond life stages and measurements. He’s beyond life accomplishments and failures. He’s beyond our fears and wildest dreams. Because He knows that all we need is Him, and once WE realize this it takes just a second. It was in that 1 second of that 1 day that changed my life forever. The other 8,252 days cannot even compare to the day I put my faith and trust in Jesus Christ and chose to follow Him.
How many days have you been given? And have YOU experienced that 1 day that can change your life?
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