One Second

What if everything changed for you in one split second?

If you are like me, and most other people, you have dreams and plans for the future. When we are little we dream about what we want to be when we grow up. When we are in high school we dream about living on our own and staying up late. When we are in college we dream about that ever-elusive graduation day. After that our dreams begin to include someone else. We dream about marriage, career, family, etc. We begin to make plans for all the things we've always been told to wait for. Well finally they come. You find someone you can't live without, or you find that passion for a career that you've worked hard to find a place in, you have that sweet little baby, you buy a house, etc. We all have our own dreams, some similar and some vastly different. The point is we all make plans and work toward a certain goal or dream in life. Well, I was faced with a question recently:

What if everything changed in one split second?

A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend was hit by a car. Thank goodness he is alright and his bumps and bruises and fractures are healing. However, it was a moment to stop and think. What if something worse had happened? It was a painful and terrifying thing to consider. One split second of a difference could have changed everything as he would have been hit more severely. I remember sitting in the ER, waiting through the x-rays and such just thanking and thanking God, and then thanking him some more. Like I said, we eventually find that person that we can't live without. I had to consider that I could've lost that. I mean it is something that will become a regular thought as my courageous man can't wait to save people's lives as a firefighter.

Well, I can tell you that it was impossible to get upset at anything he did for weeks because all I wanted to do was sit with him and hug him and just be thankful I have him. But it was definitely a thought-provoking situation.

So, I ask you, what do you love so much that you can't live without it?

I am blessed to not only have an amazing boyfriend that is my forever, but I have a BEAUTIFUL family and great friends. I have a great church that I am involved in and I am loving getting my education. My life is wonderful, and I was reminded to NEVER take any of those things for granted.

I encourage you to hug your loved ones a little tighter today, send out some I love you text messages or call some people you haven't spoken to in a while. Because life is too short and it is never guaranteed. Everything could change in one second so don't waste that second holding grudges or taking for granted the wonderful gifts God has given you.

Just a thought for Just this second of your time :)