It is an honor to have you as a donor member! Share today. #25 My Heart Undressed | Ticking ClockJANE PHINNEY: There is a mere 1-second tick between life & death. We can plan to our heart’s content. But it is God’s prerogative to direct our steps & possibly shake things up…
Did not find video THE TICKING CLOCK!By Jane Phinney
Listen to the podcast version: I sit in the early morning solitude. Though it’s still dark outside, the birds are awakening my world with gentle songs.In the quiet I hear it again. Our ticking clock reminds me that time is passing. The rhythmic cadence I hear is proof that seconds of my life are already part of my history. And I can’t go back. Good or bad, yesterday is gone & we cannot retrieve it or change the way in which it played out. We can’t retract spoken words or erase the effects of sudden actions. The way it was before we said what we said, or did what we did, has been forever altered…for better or for worse. Man knows not his time. We would be wiser not to assume, & act, as if we control the ticking clock. There is a mere 1-second tick between life & death. We can plan to our heart’s content. But it is God’s prerogative to direct our steps & possibly shake things up…to our way of thinking, anyway. The Father really does know best & works all things for good in the lives of those who love Him. And faith believes Him & assures confidently what we cannot see in the present. When you look at a clock, or hear it ticking, does your mind go to past regrets? Or are you seizing the moment God has given you?The enemy of our souls, & the defiler of our Lord Jesus, would seek to hold us captive to the backward glances. This simple tactic guarantees defeat in the present. And we can get stuck in analytical quicksand. We cannot store treasures in heaven if we aren’t looking forward, as fuel, for today’s ticking clock. What is your focus while living out the time God has gifted to you? Self-focus squanders the potential for eternity. But trusting Jesus to direct our steps levels the playing field between the smallest acts of service & a monumental accomplishment. Because only what’s done through Christ changes people. Only what’s done through Christ is a treasure in heaven. Only what’s done through Christ glorifies the Father. Time is a gift from God. How we use it is our gift to Him. He sees the beginning & the end of our lives in one glance. Do we trust Him in the seconds, minutes, & hours of the day we’re living? “Thank you, Father, that you teach me in the present, by confirming Your many revelations of Truth in the past. Your thoughts & ways are so beyond my thoughts & ways. Everything comes to fruition in Your timing. Keep me faithful in the present “tick” on the clock of my life. Thank You, that You are the stability of my times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom & knowledge. Fearing You is my treasure. (Isaiah 33:6) In the matchless Name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen” “Believe God’s Word & power more than you believe your own feelings & experiences. Your Rock is Christ & it isn’t that Rock that ebbs and flows---but your sea.” (Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661) Worship with me today. Songwriter, Jane Phinney & Vocalist, Elijah Musika, Come Home to Me, iZ Music. The End Times Chronicles is host to “My Heart Undressed,” a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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