Why do some months and years seem faster?

What makes some days, months or
years seem to run faster than others?
How do you rate 2010 or even last December, speed-wise?

I think the answer lies with one
word- passion.

See how these 4 stages of life help
to explain this.

1.     
Doing what you do.

You are stuck with that work but it pays the bills and gives you
a sense of worth. You loath it and desperately wish for an immediate change but
you are stuck there. You finally get another job and soon realize
it’s no different from the last. You are merry-go-rounding, it feels like hell
and the days and weeks that make years seem to stand still. So, at the turn of each
year, there’s nothing significant to show for it.

2.     
Doing what you love.

Your life passion connects with this work and you are loving it. But
there’s a big problem; God is absent here and you know it. This is just as
pitiful because you soon realize (if you are sincere) that though it seems life is
good and you are making it, God is far
away. That’s a very scary scenario. Your days and weeks run like crazy and unlike
many, you love Mondays but where is God is the mix? The danger lies in denial, in
deception, in taking God’s perspective for guaranteed, hoping He’ll change His mind
and switch to yours. All may look great now but you are maintaining momentum at your own peril. The night is nearer with each hasty step forward.

3.     
Doing what God loves.

Arriving here can take a life time
for many Christians but if or should I say, when you finally get to doing what
God loves, whether you are liking
it or
not, you sooner or later understand the essence of your existence, if you
persevere. But before you move from here to the last stage which is
doing what God loves and you love, you could (for a long time) struggle
with letting God be sovereign by always making your “blessing” and
“profit” of paramount concern, as you do His will. This
creates a tension within that slows down the clock of life. How? People
with a deep obsession for a “successful” outlook in life often have a
pendulum relationship experience
with God and also with people around them.Yes God makes us lay down in
green pastures but the green pasture is not the major thing. Our response to His making within the process is the ultimate thing.

4.     
Doing what God loves and you love.

This is the life you and I are
meant to live. Finally, our understanding of Abba’s big picture dawns and
our vision and mission go into a higher new gear, we are totally consumed by
heaven’s hopes and joys. Our days and weeks fly past bearing testimonies of
Kingdom exploits where we spilled blood and sweat. We know what and who we live for. This path has potholes and many things around
us could threaten our drive and passion, but like Uncle Tim Olonade would say, “…men in the nevertheless of God are unstoppable…” 

At stages 1, 2 and 3 above, life
could be a drag and very boring for various reasons. We all have limitations; some
constraints we think are unchangeable, that fuel our fears and keep us trapped; issues ranging from
our work which we may hate but can’t quit, habits so ingrained that they seem to define us, to senseless
relationships we treasure that shouldn’t even exist in the first place. All these slow down our days and weeks when
we continue enduring them without the guts to bail out.

It’s a New Year and the usuals for this season are up for consideration;
New Year resolutions, New declarations, New proposals, vision casting with “New Year Names”, budgeting, extended
times of fasting and prayer, etc. These are all good; however, the speed and
splendor of our days, weeks or years depend largely on the magnitude of the passion and actions flowing from our understanding of
what we are made for relative to our present life pursuits. If God’s relentless pursuit among
men does not FILL (I didn’t say fit into) the picture you are painting, you are totally colourless.

Life speeds away towards fulfillment
of divine destiny when we find something greater than our life to live or die
for. This is far more than just being busy with our life’s many concerns which could also make our seasons pass swiftly.

Have you found your place in Abba’s agenda? You have another New Year before you. What must change before you really set sail with the Grand Commander of the Universe?

Author: Uche Izuora

I'm inspired by God’s passion for His name in every generation, which provokes global worship through Jesus Christ. Becoming an emotionally healthy and transformative disciple, I aim to mobilize the Church to engage in cross-cultural missions and raise other like-minded disciples who discover themselves in Christ and seek to present and represent Him as Savior and Lord among the nations northward of Uganda. View all posts by Uche Izuora