The God of my Time

I dropped my mom off at the airport today and she had a great time here visiting for parents weekend. It was great having here as well. Tonight the talk was on time, and how it should be used. Our nation as a whole is all about the next, the new, whats going to be, the future. You want to be in high school, then college, then you end up wanting to go back and live in the glory days? We have to change how we view where we are right now. We need to enjoy right now and not just be satisfied, but thankful. God placed you where you are right now for a specific reason. Just like the other nights blog, in all we do honor Him. Live in the moment, that is what God calls you to do. James 4:14 says, "What is your life? For you are a midst that appears for a little time and then vanishes." Really think about how insignificant your time here on earth is compared to eternity. Wouldn't you rather just enjoy your short time here and be content with where you are, living in the present, not trying to rush your future. On a day to day basis, what are your priorities. How do you decide what is best for your time? You must run your schedule through the lens of the Bible. What does that mean? Turn to the scriptures, almost always is the answer. Read Romans 12:2. (Really read it). Life is short and God's way of encouraging a bit of focus. How we spend our time should be different than how the world spends its time. Read James 4:4-10 and Revelation 22:10-15. We fill our day with worthless time, on facebook and TV, bondage is tied with sin. (John 8:34). We are slaves to sin, whether you want to admit it or not we spend a lot of time sinning. But there is freedom in the Lord, John 8:31-32. Today the biggest waste of time is technology. Life is not lost by dying, life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day in all the thousand small uncaring wins. We need to focus on just taking a big breath sitting down and listening to God and what he has to say to you. We listen to so much other things, tv, radio, news, music, other people. One of the hardest things to do it to be still (Psalm 46:10). We are such a busy group of people and the best thing to do is to get your priorities straight. Pick a top five and make a weekly schedule. A planner is very helpful, also identifying weaknesses is huge. Why do we need to work so hard, 3 simple reasons. We are commanded to, 1 Corinthians 10:31. It's part of our witness, Job 1:1-3. Lastly, for greater opportunity in life, the whole first chapter of Daniel. God did not pick or use lazy people. He used hard workers and people who used their time wisely. Please pray that all of us here in Panama can keep to a strict schedule and be a steward of our time and a witness to others.

Serving Him,

Daniel