TIME

     

     Time. It goes by so fast. As I was thinking about what to blog about this week I started thinking about how quickly time flies. I remember the last time it snowed on my birthday. It was a Friday and we had to cancel kid’s ministry activities that night at my church. That was in the year 2000. 20 years ago! Amazing! I was also thinking about how much time we waste each and every day. I admit it! Even though I have 3 alarms to wake me up in the early morning (Alarm clock, cell phone alarm and my trusty “Google Home”), I still manage to waste time climbing out of bed in the morning. I’ll procrastinate, flip through channels, watch the news, see if my teams won or lost and maybe look at some dumb reality show that is off the wall ridiculous. Sometimes I’ll go on Facebook to see what friends are posting. For what reason do I do these things? It really is a waste of time. I have tried to discipline myself by reading my One Year Bible, my devotional book and the real struggle…to spend TIME in prayer. Some days, it doesn’t go as planned.

     I have often heard people say, “I don’t have time for that” or “If I only had the time I could do what I love.” Truthfully, I am not an avid television watcher. I find most shows on ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS to be boring, not funny and lacking entertainment. The only exception is America’s Got Talent. If I do watch anything, it is usually sports, old TV shows from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and maybe HGTV. I like the shows where people look at homes and have to choose what they like. I guess I’m becoming my Dad when he was 56 (except he loved the show “Nova”. I was never a big fan). I do, however believe we do waste a lot of time watching garbage on television. We could truthfully be doing more productive things. The same goes for spending time on our phones or even Facebook. It saddens me when I see a family of 4 sitting in Chick fil-a and instead of talking to each other, they are all on their phones doing who knows what? Twitter? Facebook? Instagram? Texting? Maybe texting each other? It certainly can be a waste of time.

     I have learned in my 56 years that I will never have it “all together” but what is important to me is time spent with family and friends. Not on my phone, not on my laptop but face to face in person. I have also learned that I need to prioritize my time and plan my time better. There are so many distractions around us. I am amazed at what distracted me as a kid in 1975 is much different than what distracts today’s kids in 2020. 45 years ago we didn’t have technology. Computers were what banks used. If you wanted to contact a friend you had to pick up your rotary dial phone and call someone. There was no “Caller ID.” In today’s day and age you now have a gazillion cable channels plus Netflix, plus many streaming networks as well as video games galore and of course the iPhone which not surprising some kids own the newest model.

     Time is short. When you look at the state not only our country is in but what condition our world is in, you can see that Jesus Christ is coming back real soon. We need to take the time and prepare our hearts for the days that lie ahead and make sure we are ready for the Return of Jesus Christ. Are you ready? Do you see yourself wasting precious and valuable time? I pray that all my Facebook friends have experienced the saving power that only comes from Jesus Christ. Time is slipping away! Let’s make it a priority to be better stewards of our time in the coming days! Let’s also make it a priority to get to know Jesus more and more every day! God bless you!!

SEE YOU ALL NEXT “TIME”!!