New Normal

2 Peter 3:8 (NIV)

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

During the pandemic, we have been repeatedly told that there is a “new normal”. A world altering event has changed the way we live our daily life. It has changed our perspectives of how we interact with our world. As grieving parents we are familiar with life altering events. Two months after Bryce’s accident I wrote about how his loss changed my perspective on time.

2.12.19.

Since December 8th life has been a struggle and some days are just fights for survival. My brain struggles to comprehend all that has happened and all that is to come. Days seem to drag slowly as I fight. The amount of hours in a day have not changed yet it feels like I am living according to a new clock. Just like when you put your faith in Jesus and discover God’s eternal timeline, you are living according to a new clock. This new clock provides hope. These long moments of struggle are actually specks on an eternal timeline. It may seem slow now but when I get to Heaven I will better be able to understand eternity. As time slows down to a crawl here on earth I need to fight the fight with faith in an eternal God, hope in an eternal future, and realize that God’s love for me has no end.

When you have faith in an eternal God it changes your perspectives on time and circumstances. I have to repeatedly remind myself of this truth when I am struggling. Sometimes my memories of Bryce seem like a million years ago and in other moments it seems like yesterday. Memories often pop up on Facebook and provide reminders of our past. I have to remind myself that these are just tiny specks on an eternal timeline.