It’s amazing the things we lose sometimes versus the things we actually keep or save.
We lose our tempers. Sometimes I lose mine a little too easily–and, in my mind, (I need to stress that!) I can go off on a rant & rave with someone. Thankfully, I’m getting better at keeping my cool.
We lose tears. Over heartbreak. Over happy moments. Over the sweet innocence of babes. Over romantic gestures. Over poignant movie/tv scenes. (Anyone else remember when Dr. Greg Pratt knew he was dying and was tearfully saying his final goodbyes on “ER”???)
We lose time. If I had to suddenly give God an account for every minute of my days, uh oh. Yet, I know better but don’t always do the better that I know I ought to do. I think I have time, yet I know full well that time isn’t guaranteed.
We lose things. Ever go to return an item, and the receipt is gone? Ever drop a contact lens while you’re trying to put them in? Ever misplace your keys, just as you’re rushing out the door, a few minutes behind schedule, of course? Ever lost everything–whether stolen, or a disaster of some sort? Feels horrible.
We controllably lose ourselves. We’ll get lost in the scrumptious depths of that giant slice of chocolate cake. We’ll get lost in the soreness and achy feeling that accompany a good workout, and pause. We’ll get lost in the pages of a fantastic book, immersing ourselves into the story. We’ll get lost in good feelings, allowing us to enjoy a moment every now and then.
We should, though, really try to lose ourselves uncontrollably. As in give ourselves completely to God. He’s the one with the plan to keep us for eternity. He’s the one who knows what’s best and actually wants to do and give us the best. He’s the only one who can forgive us and erase the ugliness. God takes away the shame, the guilt and feeling of being hopelessly lost.
The good thing about me being uncontrollably lost in God is that He then controls my life. I give in so that He can do. The more I think about it, it’s not a loss. It’s a save.
Loss = no hope, no life
Save = hope, life, heaven = salvation
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So, Lisa-Jo is on vacation still and allowed herself more than 5 minutes. I graciously took the same liberty and ran with it. This is a challenging topic, but a great Friday to start your five minute friday routine. You can take a few extra minutes. Try it out 
