Time

Have you ever thought about time? Just consider all of the of phrases we use that have to do with time. Phrases like, "I don't have time", "time slipped away", "it wasn't the right time", "what time is it?", or "how many times do I have to tell you.....?"

We are a people that are consumed by time. We set alarm clocks, we have deadlines, appointments, we have places, events, and people to meet. Even on Sunday mornings, during worship 'time' we have a set times to begin and end and if we don't start and end on time we get annoyed don't we?
Do you ever wish you had more time? Ever find there are not enough hours in the day? Ever said this phrase, "I wish I had more free time?"

In his book called "God's Blog: Insight from His Site", Lanny Donoho writes what he thinks God would blog about and says this about "free time." He wrote, "Here's a note: There's no such thing as "free time"! This will sound a bit weird, but 'time' is a gift I made for you so you could give it back to Me. The reason it isn't free is because for every second and minute and hour you use, you have to give something up. You are trading time for something else. Most of you wouldn't trade a thousand dollars for a dollar. Yet you trade time with your family for overtime at the office. You give up time to learn and grow and be with Me for time on your computers and your TV. You are sacrificing things that last forever for things that disappear quickly."
A few sentences later, Donoho writes, "Every second counts. Every day matters. So every action, reaction, transaction are of utmost importance because all transactions are final. You can't go back in time."

The fact is we are people who are controlled by time and waste a lot of it doing things that just don't matter and won't last forever. If Donoho is correct in saying time isn't free and every second counts, then we aught to make sure we use our time wisely doing, saying, and acting in ways that are of utmost important.

Time is gift. Let's not waste it because we are running out of it.

Brian