A Moment in Time
By: Maxine M.

We often forget how in a moment in time our life can change
Situations & events we never stopped to consider can suddenly rearrange
They happen to OTHERS…but aren’t WE IMMUNE to circumstances so strange?!

But in a moment in time we find change…it CAN come to us ALL
That life altering moment we didn’t see coming…perhaps by a traffic accident or unexpected fall
A new unplanned direction is now a REALITY…a modified lifestyle we must install

Are we prepared for those life changing moments that will certainly come our way?
Whether they are JOYFUL moments we can embrace on any given day
Like the birth of a baby…a PERMANENT change in lifestyle will convey

A once in a lifetime financial opportunity or new friendship to lighten life’s heavy load
A celebration of a life milestone achieved or a full payment of a debt owed
OR those DEVASTATING moments when life takes a sharp bend in the road

Times when our daily routine is turned upside down & there’s no understanding the WHYS
A marriage broken by outright betrayal and lies
A pink slip in a paycheck…fear now is realized

In a moment in time a frail heart can stop beating…bringing loved ones despair
A child’s innocence stolen, those impulsive sins one normally wouldn’t dare
All those circumstances when we’re powerless to simply go back and repair

Hurtful words spoken, stability is gone, life never to be the same
Everyday we can see nature’s fury strike with all the unpredictability it can contain
Detours in our CHARTED course with really no one to blame

A government decision…trillions in debt IS NOT the American dream
A disabling injury that will now affect the entire team
Devil inspired plots & schemes that rob us of our peace coming in on endless stream

That shocking scandal exposed about someone we thought honorable to the core
Dark secrets brought to light change opinions like never before
Relationships can change in a moment in time…like the closing of a door

Are we sure HOW we will handle all the UNEXPECTED life can bestow?
In the face of that UNASKED for trouble, heartache and woe
Do we possess a strength & courage that before we haven’t had to show?

But now, at some moment in time, every soul has a CONSCIOUS DECISION to make
A decision as to which of two eternal paths to take
And it must be a GENUINE choice because God Almighty can spot a fake

Because the SINGLE BIGGEST moment in which life can take a drastic turn
Is when you ACCEPT or REJECT Jesus…rejection leads to Hell’s fires that burn
Accepting assures a future that cannot be lost…a gift you can never earn

And SOON there’ll be a moment in time when a trumpet will sound
In a twinkling of an eye, those who HAVE accepted, no where on earth will be found
For an eternity of wonderful moments in time His redeemed will be bound

So live in expectation of what each new day may bring
Remember His words “I’ll never leave you”…to this promise daily cling
Knowing that in the final outcome, we will rejoice in Christ our King!