"Do you know how much a billion really is?"

Have you noticed how casually we throw the number “a billion” around? It seems like politicians especially are good at saying so many billions of dollars without blinking an eye.

I researched how much a billion is and here’s what I discovered from an advertising agency that did a good job of putting that figure into perspective:

A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion may be a little larger than we imagine, at least when measured in something other than dollars. When we hear something over and over, we are anesthetized about its true meaning.

Avoid sleeping your way through life. Stay awake to its true meaning. Hang on the edge of your seat for every opportunity to pay attention to what’s going on around you. And always, whatever you do, listen to life today for what God has to say and make a life, not just a living.

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