Ever wonder why "time" seems like such a precious commodity? 

A myriad of expression inundates us with shibboleths such as "if I could turn back time," and "time waits for no one." Many popular songs share the theme of time such as "Yesterday" and "Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?"  It seems that time is both arrested and free falling! 

As a reminder, we might consider that all of us have about 100 hours in every week to be measured by our choice of human consumption! 

How do we spend our 100 hours? 

Consider this:

7 days in a week times 24 hours in a day = 168 hours 

If we consider eating meals, hygiene, getting dressed daily, driving to work/school, and having a functional relationship with family (basics of life), we have about 100 hours left (and that is easy division). So, how is the designated percentage of time (100 hours) being spent?

According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Americans over the age of 15 average more than five hours of "free" time a day. My grandmother often unknowingly quoted Geoffrey Chaucer who was telling us in the 1300s that "idle hands were the devil's workshop." Most likely, all of us have "too much time on our hands"...yet, it seems that "there never seems to be enough time" to do the things we want and need to do! What are those things and how do we discern them?

When we consider that how we spend our time is how we spend our lives, we might ask ourselves, "How Does God Want Me To Spend My Time?" God's Word has guidelines for us and asking God for His help is only a prayer away. Renewing our minds daily and keeping our entertainment and company in check is a good place to start!

As we seek to live with eternity in mind, self-examination of our hearts and actions requires constant realignment with God’s Word in order to have "the mind of Christ" [1 Corinthians 3:2]. Every single aspect of our lives should bear witness to what it means to trust Jesus Christ as Savior and follow Him as Lord. So, believers in Jesus Christ rely on the Holy Spirit to reveal God's will and take away the "weight that slows us down" [Hebrews 12:1] in order to glorify Him as we faithfully look toward eternity and the home in heaven that has been prepared for us [Philippians 3:13-14].

Time well-spent is a life well-lived!

 

 

It's official! I am elderly! 

Honestly, I don't feel elderly; but, the definition states that if I am 65 years old, I am considered elderly. The implications of that implore me to "dig deeper into this elderly thing!" I have always loved older people and enjoyed the company of those who are older since I was a young girl. However, now that I am "elderly," it seems more like a terminal illness that many people like to "joke" about on a regular basis. But, to me, it is no laughing matter. It is just confirmation that all of our days on this earth are limited: whether we are young or "elderly," we all face our own mortality! 

What does that look like if we are proactive in our stance toward this impending physical death? We eat healthily, exercise, go for medical check-ups, downsize our homes, make plans for being weak and feeble should we live to be a centenarian, take "orders" from our adult children, help raise our grandchildren, and a myriad of other "things elderly people should say and do..." unless of course, we are misplacing our car keys which calls for dementia/Alzheimer's testing...Being elderly is complicated! 

But, the truth is surely that we most likely have a short window of time left to live on this earth. How will we spend it? Will it make a difference in the lives of those around us? Will we serve others as long as we are able? Will we respect our adult children and invest in our grandchildren and the "next generation?" How will we handle suffering? Are our affairs in order? What will our obituary truthfully say about us...Should we write it just in case no one else does?  

I chuckle; but, in all truth, it is not a "laughing matter" to me! It is a "high calling" to be elderly!

In light of eternity, we can take nothing or no one with us when we leave this earth. We can only be responsible for ourselves in the here and now and for all of eternity!

Why not "choose life"...CHOOSE ETERNAL LIFE? Jesus is waiting for all who will call upon HIS name and be saved. We can "live eternity now" by living for Jesus a life that is true...striving to please HIM in all that we do...yielding our allegiance to HIM...glad hearted and true...Why not surrender today by asking God to show you if Jesus is real! It makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE both now and forevermore! 

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