I'm keeping them, my souvenirs

Souvenirs

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Here's to the twilight,

here's to the memories.

These are my souvenirs

my mental pictures of everything.

Here's to the late nights.

Here's to the firelight.

These are my souvenirs,

my souvenirs.

I close my eyes and go back in time.
I can see you're still smiling, you're so alive.
We were so young, we had no fear.
We were so young, we had no idea
that life was just happening,
life was just happening.

Here's to your bright eyes
shining like fireflies.

These are my souvenirs,
the memory of a lifetime.
We were wide-eyed with everything,
everything around us.
We were enlightened by everything.
Everything.

So I close my eyes and go back in time,
I can see you smiling, you're so alive.
I close my eyes and go back in time,
you were just a child then, and so was I.
We were so young, we had no fear.
We were so young, we had no idea
that nothing lasts forever.
Nothing lasts forever.
Nothing lasts.
Nothing lasts.
You and me together
were always now or never.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

I close my eyes and go back in time,

I can see you smiling, you're so alive.

I close my eyes and go back in time,

you were wide-eyed, you were wide-eyed.

We were so young, we had no fear,

we were so young, we had just begun

a song we knew, but had never sung,

it burned like fire inside our lungs.

And life was just happening, and nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever.

And life was just happening, and nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever.

I wouldn't trade it for anything,
my souvenirs.

- Switchfoot

Patience is a virtue - it's all about the big picture.

"The thing you should want most is God's kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you." Matthew 6:33 (NCV)

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Sometimes it can become so easy to get caught up in the here and now, what's in front of you. The problems, fears, worries, wonderings of what is going on right now. I am especially one of those people. Personality wise I am more prone to forgetting the big picture, the bigger plan for my life and instead focus only on what's happening right now, wanting everything to change and be how I imagine with no patience for waiting.

But we can't have the future in the present. It's the future. That's the point of it.

We can't see the big picture because we are humans, with a limited understanding and view of the world. We can only see the past and the present and as much as we would love to see the future, we can't out of our own accord.

Only God can give us glimpses of the future: dreams, visions, hopes.

And it is key that we look to Him and ask Him for that. Because by looking up to Him, we stop looking down at the chaos of life in front of us that its sometimes hard to see beyond and get a glimpse of something bigger.

Looking to Him and becoming more and more infatuated with Him, is how we start to understand and see things from His perspective. It makes everything clearer.

He knows what's going to happen. He has planned my life. He has it all under control.

The way my life is in front of me at the moment isn't the way it's always going to be whether all is going great or not. Knowing that life is bigger than my now brings so much freedom. It brings so much enjoyment, excitement and anticipation.

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Good things take time. Good things come from God and He has perfect timing.

Patience is the key to the future. We can't have everything now. It's not possible and it's not the point. We live in chapters and not everything fits into one chapter. Lessons are learnt at different times and sometimes one lesson doesn't fit with another. That's OK.

Our part to play is by focussing completely on Him, what He's doing in us, around us and through us. The rest will fall into place. That's a promise.

"Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find your everyday concerns will be met." Matthew 6:33 (MSG)