Are you a cold-blooded killer?
Most of us would of course, answer that inquiry with an emphatic NO!
You might even be a bit offended that I would even ask you such a question.
You issue a protest that it is too severe a topic for a daily word of encouragement.
But allow me to rephrase the question this way:
How often do you ‘kill time’?
If that seems a bit unfair a question to ask then it probably
means we don’t value the time God has given us as we should.
Don’t we need ‘down time’?
Certainly we do.
Remember it is God who created the Sabbath rest for His people.
I am not talking about times of recreation, rest or refreshing.
Each of those pursuits are necessary parts of our lives.
Instead, I am talking about the wasted time when we can be doing productive and purposeful things. Yesterday we talked about the 86,400 seconds each of us is given every day.
Here is a simple challenge for you.
Ask God to help you ‘redeem’ some of those wasted seconds from your life each day. Rather than ‘killing’ that time dedicate it to God.
You and God know when those times are and He can help you to redeem it.
Maybe its’ sacrificing the television show and lifting your
nation or your pastors in prayer.
Perhaps instead of a night at the movies it’s a night with you and your family serving at a local homeless shelter or food pantry. Don’t do it just to do it but instead seek Gods’ direction and ask Him how to effectively use your time for His glory!
Most of us would of course, answer that inquiry with an emphatic NO!
You might even be a bit offended that I would even ask you such a question.
You issue a protest that it is too severe a topic for a daily word of encouragement.
But allow me to rephrase the question this way:
How often do you ‘kill time’?
If that seems a bit unfair a question to ask then it probably
means we don’t value the time God has given us as we should.
Don’t we need ‘down time’?
Certainly we do.
Remember it is God who created the Sabbath rest for His people.
I am not talking about times of recreation, rest or refreshing.
Each of those pursuits are necessary parts of our lives.
Instead, I am talking about the wasted time when we can be doing productive and purposeful things. Yesterday we talked about the 86,400 seconds each of us is given every day.
Here is a simple challenge for you.
Ask God to help you ‘redeem’ some of those wasted seconds from your life each day. Rather than ‘killing’ that time dedicate it to God.
You and God know when those times are and He can help you to redeem it.
Maybe its’ sacrificing the television show and lifting your
nation or your pastors in prayer.
Perhaps instead of a night at the movies it’s a night with you and your family serving at a local homeless shelter or food pantry. Don’t do it just to do it but instead seek Gods’ direction and ask Him how to effectively use your time for His glory!
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