There really isn't enough time in the day. I think we can all agree that when it comes to the end of each day, we think to ourselves, "I didn't get this done, or that." It leaves us feeling insufficient. I feel incompetent a lot of the time when I don't finish assignments, or I don't do the dishes. Then, I ask myself, "How am I using the time I have?" When we take time, as Christians, to think of the little time we have here on Earth, it sparks something in us. I don't want to be a time-waster.
There are many wonderful things in this world. Some things keep us from connecting with God in every tiny moment we have. I don't want to waste time here on Earth fixated on watching the next T.V. series or staring at my phone. These are time wasters, friends. We need to break away from the worldly view of sufficient time and focus on how God wants us to use our time. Really, our time here on Earth is minuscule compared to the eternity in Heaven. Let's not waste it. I am going to start by making a list of the amount of time I spend doing certain things in a day and record them here. I want to be honest about the ways I waste time. I think this will be a helpful way for me to see how much time is wasted in my day. Now, when I say this, I don't mean that we should fill every little minute with something meaningful. Realistically that is not possible, and we need breaks sometimes, but I want to be more aware of where I am wasting time. Sometimes I look at the clock and hours have passed, and I've done nothing productive. What is the reason? Am I just lazy? What am I lacking? It obviously is not time if I've spent 5 hours watching T.V. It's something much deeper than that, isn't it? Let's ponder this concept together. Where are you lacking in relationship with Jesus that you've been distracted and really just wasting time here on Earth? Like people say life is SHORT. It truly is. We don't know exactly how much time we'll have here on Earth. Let's spend it wisely.
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Do you ever feel distracted? I've been feeling it a lot lately. It's frustrating. I don't want to be distracted but I find myself spending hours on my phone or watching t.v. In a cloud that has been blocking my vision. I've decided to delete all my social media apps off my phone. Mostly because it's been distracting me from my relationship with Jesus. I've been negative lately and self-centered, and I hate it. I want to be close to Jesus, always. But lately, I'm just not feeling it. Distractions are really traps from the enemy, people. He wants to kill and destroy us and distract us from what is important. A relationship with Jesus is important to me. So, I need not be distracted from that. Will you pray for me in this time of filled schedules and continually comparing myself to others. Yuck. I get frustrated even writing that. The list is ongoing with the amount of distractions I have. I am going to try to write more on my blog so that I can process these feelings. Until then, may the Lord remove distractions from my mind, so that I can fix my eyes on Jesus. Amen.
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