Day 57
Continuing with thoughts of a new year and a fresh start, one of the issues that I struggle with the most is the management of my time. I’m always trying to make time, save time, find time, give time and ultimately manage time. I guess as I get older, I’m more aware of the value of time and that it passes so quickly. It seems like just a few years ago I was in my twenties, thinking that being 50 years old was ancient and I dreaded being that ‘old’. But now that I’m there, I’m amazed at how quickly it happened. But on the other hand, I don’t feel old and I still imagine myself being younger than I really am. I don’t really think about age as much as I did when I was younger.
So why is time so valuable? Is it because it’s fleeting and we cannot add to it or take any of it away? Have we become slaves to time? Imagine this. What if we considered the use of our time as an act of worship? After all, isn’t every moment of time a gift from God? It is and perhaps that is why the use of it is so important. Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, ‘there is an occasion for everything and a time for every activity under heaven’.
I don’t think I’ll ever master the use of time but at least I can manage it better and be more respectful of it. So, what could you do to better use the time that the Lord has given you? Where is the most time wasted? These questions are worth our attention if we are to honor God for His blessings of time.
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Good use of time...hmmm I have been praying abot this. I have a small business. I enjoy it. The profit doesn't seem to be enough. I want to be where my Lord wants me to be. With this job I have been able to be there for my Children. But financially I can't see us surviving another winter. Please help me pray that the Lord will help me find the answer. I am willing to go where ever he wants me to go. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi Proud Ma! Yes, I'll keep you in my prayers. I struggle so much with managing my time better and being where I should be. I'll help you pray.
ReplyDeleteJamie
I read a book my senior year in High School. Excuse my words..I'm not into texting. Short hand is not one of my specialties either.
ReplyDeleteNever mind all that... the book I read was called "Lost Horizon"...John Hilton.
I had to write a paper for my readings....the paper concluded....
my words...
"Time is precious because we have all the time in the world to live...
but to live because we are losing prescious time ..
is to lose our lves and all the time in the world....
Am I wrong here....did I say something wrong when I wrote that....
I do not know.
no harm was meant by that...it was meant as words to live by.