Why is it that ever looming seems to be that 'but' word ...??

But, time is something that makes us more often anxious than eager.  I think we'd be more eager for the timeless moments.

Time holds that aspect that is often not welcomed ...consequences.

It doesn't have to be so severe as 'doing time' ...as in jail or prison.

For a child, it may be severe enough to have a 'timeout'.  Yet, what seems to be the first and foremost on the child's mind?  A couple common responses come to mind:

• "How long do I have to sit?"
• "When can I get up?"

I guess I was trained in a way whereby getting the 'belt' as it was, I didn't have to consider the how long, unless I wondered how long afterwards it would hurt ...and I never did ask that question.  I didn't have to sit a timeout, as that was probably considered non-productive.  I made more sense to have to do some work.

And even today, I go to the dentist to get cavities filled without them numbing my mouth ...opting for the pain, instead of having to consider how long my mouth would be inactive.  

And just to clarify, I never hollered about a whipping, nor did I protest afterwards ...so, in that way my mouth was inactive.  I just preferred the option to speak when I felt it wise to.

                                          
But ....there's that word again, the consequences aspect of time came about when the timeless aspect of it ceased, for a time.  

We will return to the timeless aspect of it, but when the third of the angels rebelled against God, God put a stop to it and created time.

There will be a specified time when Satan will be allowed to attempt to mess up our minds ...then there will be the stated "End Times" inclusive of 3 1/2 years of false peace, and equal time of tribulation ...followed by a thousand year reign of Jesus ruling on earth.
 
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