I am not a poetic person. I don’t get poetry. 
I am not a “quote” kinda person either. I just don’t get all the wordy mumbo jumbo junkity junk. It bores me.
HOWEVER, I was watching Fallen and Denzel said something very true…
“There are moments that mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same. Moments when time is divided into two parts. Before this and after this.”
That is so true. It set my mind off. I’ve had my moments. Time definitely divided into two parts. I refer to those times often. Life is very much different and will never be the same from that dividing of time.
- After I got saved.
- After Nanny died.
- Before Daddy left.
- After I met Danny.
- Before I had kids.
- Before Brad’s wreck.
- Before the split in 1993.
- Before Terra ran away.
- After Danny went to Men’s Retreat.
- Before Maw Maw got saved.
- Before Karen left.
I could go on and on and on… It is a lot to think about. The most important thing is am I effective enough as a Christian? If your salvation experience doesn’t leave you with a definitive change in time… “before I got saved” or “after I got saved.” Then odds are you aren’t saved. Are we a light enough to this world that people have a”moment” when they encounter us. Much like Vivian’s did in a “moment” of my mother’s life. That impacted my life as well. Would I be sitting right where I am today in the situation I am in? I doubt it. Vivian’s effectiveness as a Christian on my mother’s life “moment” changed the course of my life and it’s direction. Not tooting Vivian’s horn. As many “moments” I have had, as many opportunities I have had… have I helped anyone? Am I effective?
Are you the kind of friend that people mark a personal “moment” when they met you?
Is Jesus in your list of “moments?”
Do you let the “after” tear you down or have you learned from life and things aren’t tearing you down from the “moment?”
Do you realize the impact your “moment” decisions have on so many people?
Lot to think about…
“Before Terra ran away.”?
Imagine in a year… Morgan running away from home. She starts drinking, smoking, and has a baby. Her Mom and Dad send her to Florida to live with another family for a year. She gives her baby away cause no one in the family wants it. She is only 13 and can’t take care of it. She goes into a mental hospital cause they think she is crazy. She goes to rehab because of all the drugs she is on. When she comes home she lives with her aunt for a few month and things are great and you are excited. Then her aunt doesn’t want her anymore. Then she moves back in with her mom and dad and gets back on drugs and has another baby who is slow because of all the drugs that messed the baby up. You are never really close again cause she is so different from you.
Now… wouldn’t one of your life moments be “before Morgan ran away.”
O.K. so this has made me think about my “moments”…I like this post alote!!
Good post. I’ve been thinking alot about my moments as pertaining to my friends. I hope I’ve made some kind of positive impact on them. I know they’ve meant a lot to me.
Oh my goodness this made me cry and cry and cry…I want to go back before some of these moments in time…I wish I could share my deepest profound moments but I will wait till I get back to TN so remind me…Great writing Wen…