So you'd think I would be this productive person. But no. All I could manage was a cup of coffee, a Friend's marathon, and Facebook.
It was as I looked over my "to-do" list that I hastily scribbled down last night on a post-it, that I realized something: how do I include God in my day?
I don't mean this in some kind of ethereal, mumbo-jumbo, over-spiritualize- everything sort of way.
I mean. How often am I in prayer for the hurting or lost. Yes, I easily offer up a quick prayer that the light will turn green on time...but how often do I really take the time to pour out my heart to my Father?
I'm much quicker to turn to social media than I am to His word. Much quicker to complain to a coworker than I am to cry out to Jehovah. The excuse being, I only have the time to do "blah blah blah."
Time is really just a weird concept if you break it down. Isn't it? Time is something we can't retrieve. We can't make more of. Time is just beyond us.
Yet God gives us time as a gift.
Those of us who are still young, by God's grace and provision, have been given lots of time.
It may not feel like it. Life can be so busy sometimes. But trust me, God has given us all we need for life and godliness...He has given you all the time you need.
I've been mulling over this concept the whole week because, well, Monday was rough. And when you start off your week on a rough note, it just seems like everything spirals... Not only did I work a long shift, I was feeling tired. I was feeling worn out. I found myself wishing I was the goddess of time. I wished I could add a few more hours of sleep and a few less hours of work (How about no hours of work, TBH).
But the truth is, this sort of thinking is idolatry at the core. We are absolutely NOT the masters of our time. God is in it and through it and everywhere in time.
In fact, we don't have control over a minute, over a second, over a milli, milli, milli, micro second.
This year I've seen a lot of death and dying. As I get older, I'll only see more. And you know what? I'm thankful. Death is God's reminder to us that planet earth is just one tiny, tiny stop along eternity's journey.
I'm resolved to stop having a case of the "Mondays." Our weary-nesses in this world are so petty when compared to the broad scope of eternity.
I'm resolved to stop thinking of time as my enemy or as mine at all. God gives us time as a blessing and a gift. He gives it to us just as He gives us every good thing.
I'm resolved to use the time I have been given in a wise way. Using it to honor my Creator.
God loves to give His children good gifts. He gives us time to enjoy all these blessings. So basically, it's like a blessing-wrapped blessing.
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