Time Flies

One day this week I was talking to my mom and we were talking about ages and stuff and I told her that I was 23 and for some reason that really just hit me. I am 23 years old. How did I ever get to be 23. It was then that I stopped and thought "Where did the time go?" and the question that followed was "What have I done with the last 23 years?" There is a song out right now called My Own Little World by Matthew West and the lyrics seem to just fit. They go like this:
In my own little world it hardly ever rains, I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe. I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet. In my own little world Population: me I try to stay awake during Sunday morning church I throw a twenty in the plate, but I never give ’til it hurts I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see Yeah,it’s easy to do when it’s Population: me What if there’s a bigger picture? What if I’m missing out? What if there’s a better purpose I could be living right now Outside my own little world ooh Well, I stopped at a red light, looked out my window I saw a cardboard sign, said “Help this homeless widow” Above that sign was the face of a human and I thought to myself, “God, what have I been doing?”So I rolled down the window and I looked her in the eye I thought how many times have I just passed her by? So I gave her some money then I drove on through And my own little world reached Population: two What if there’s a bigger picture? What if I’m missing out? What if there’s a better purpose I should be living right now Outside my own little world yeah, yeah My own little world ooh Father break my heart for what breaks Yours Give me open hands and open doors and put Your Light in my eyes and let me see That my own little world is not about me Well I know there's a bigger picture and I don't wanna miss it now Well I know there's a plan and a purpose That I could be living right now Outside my own little world.
It really makes you stop and think how have you been using the time that God has given you. I know we hear it all the time that "time flies by" and we need to "live in the moment" and all those wonderful cliches but I don't think we ever really stop and think about how fast life really does fly by. You only get one life, how are you using it. Do you live like Matthew West says, "in your own little world," or are you looking through the eyes of God and walking through the doors that He has opened for you? Just remember you may think you have all the time in the world to get something done, but the next time you open your eyes 23 years will have already passed by. So don't wait start living you in a way that is pleasing to Lord and remember your world should never be population: me.