It has been over a month since my last entry on this blog. I started thinking… why? Why has it been so long since my last post? It wasn’t for a lack of things to talk about…
I mean – thanksgiving fell during the blogging sabbatical and there is always plenty to discuss when it comes to us giving thanks.
There was also the big snow storm that came and then froze. I could have written about how the snow is so clean and makes everything look great until humans get there hands in the mix and dirty it up and make everything look gross (sounds similar to God cleaning us up… you know what I mean).
There was also the cold that came with that storm and how ungrateful I can be when I have a warm house to sleep in and money to pay the heating bill for the month. I realized that fact when I went out to my car that I parked outside and my water bottle from the day before was frozen solid. (Some family probably slept in their car the night before because they didn’t have the aforementioned items). A bit of a reality check… definitely could have blogged on that.
So why has it been so long since my last post? It boils down to an excuse so many of us have yet really isn’t true. “I just didn’t have the time” or a better phrase this time of year is “I’m just too busy.”
I’ll be honest with you – I hate it when people use the excuse they don’t have time – or they ran out of time or anything do to with being too busy. In all reality… we all have the same amount of time, and blaming the fact that we didn’t get it done because “I didn’t have the time” really is a nice way of saying – it wasn’t a priority (or it really wasn’t important to me) so I didn’t get it done.
Think about it for a second… if it is important enough, we will find the time to do it won’t we? If a famous actor or your favorite sports athlete called and wanted to stop by for a meal and hang out with you, you would not be too busy. If you were offered a chance to do something fun that you may never get the opportunity to do ever again, you would definitely rearrange your schedule. Time is an unusual thing. We all get the same amount – we have to spend it all – we don’t really “save” it – and it really does make a difference how and where we invest it.
On New Year’s many of us will make a resolution or two – something to do with weight or addictions or health… but I would challenge you to begin to think about how you spend your time. Over the last year, how much time did you waste? How do we keep from doing that again this year? How many times did you put off something until tomorrow assuming tomorrow was going to come?
Our time is valuable – spend it and invest it wisely!
Paul tells us this very thing in the book of Ephesians… chapter 5:15-17 (NAS)
15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
We will talk more about the management of our time on Sunday, January 1. We would love to have you there.
