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!