capturing moments

            I recently attended my nephew’s first birthday party. As you can imagine it was a pretty big deal. It made me think about what Britney Spears must feel like with all the paparazzi in her face with all of those flashes! I’m not kidding; I may have been one of the few that didn’t have a camera in my hands constantly taking pictures or video. It was a sight to see. We were trying to capture each and every moment. It is one of those times in life in which it is imperative that we not miss a single moment. We all want to make sure that we capture those moments so that we can look back on them and reflect on how good they were. Did you know that God often does the same thing?  He wants us to capture those moments so that we can reflect on His goodness. Take a few minutes and look back at Joshua chapters 3-4. God had just taken the Israelites through the Jordan River on dry ground and he wanted them to set up a “reminder” so that they would remember the moment. Also when generations after them came and asked about those “reminder’s” God’s people could share the story of what God has done and reflect on His goodness. How about you? Can you reflect on the previous year and remember those moments in which God worked in your life? Have you done anything to “capture” them for future generations? If not, what are your goals to make sure that you capture them in 2009? One of the goals I have is to be more consistent with journaling so that I can capture moments that I want to share with my children and my children’s children. They need to be able to look back and see how their father or grandfather was led by the Lord, whether times were good or bad. That is my goal for this year…what is yours? Spend some time with your family sharing those moments from the past year and then spend time praying about how to best capture those moments in the next.