Sitting here watching the waves roll in I begin to ponder life. Looking at the vast horizon in front me I can’t help but think about the past and future.
Our lives are like that vast horizon. When we crawl out of the sand like a baby turtle, we have no idea of where it will take us, we just know we have to move forward. From our first steps, to our first words. From our first skinned knee to driving our first car. Every step is a leap forward in life.
Our horizon is vast, our choices are unlimited.
Being middle aged and looking at the horizon, it takes on a different perspective. You begin to realize half your life is past. It can be quite easy to get depressed thinking you see land not far out on the horizon. But that land is not the end.
That land is the solid ground where you can begin to peer into eternity. Like it says in psalms 103:11-12, For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
His love reaches from the east to the west, there is no end.
No matter how far west you go, you will still be traveling west. And no matter how far east you go, you will still be traveling east. His love never ends. His forgiveness never ends. Our time with him will never end. Oh the joy and peace there is in being able to peer out onto that vast horizon and see land. Land that doesn’t mean the end, but the land where we can see eternity.
