THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME

THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME…

Gen. 1: 26 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”



The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but les service time, more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV much too much, and pray to seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much. Love too seldom and hate too often.

We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life, not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space. We’ve done larger things, but not better things.

We cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve split the atom, but our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. W e’ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold information. To produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men , and small character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; finance houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when technology can bring this letter t o you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight or to just it delete.

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to hold and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thought in your mind.

And always remember: Life is not measured by the numbers of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

O Lord, remove the veil over my eyes and let me see the miracles in each challenge that comes my way in Jesus name.