Time Really Isn't On Your Side. It's His.

"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." -William Penn

"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save."       -Yale Richmond

"Those who make the worst of their time most complain about its shortness." – La Bruyere

"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."  -Ephesians 5:15-17


Time. We all want more. We all waste it.
I know, because I have been lately.

And I worry about it so much! It's not like it will slow down or speed up just from my thoughts.
"And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" (Matthew 6:27)

Lately I've been caught in the worry of my last year of college. I worry that I may push myself too far. Spread myself too thin. Try to do too much.

But then again....

I think about all the time I waste. I think about the moments I'm laying around on my phone or watching a silly TV show. I think about the moments I'm staying up late doing basically nothing, then complain about how tired I am. I complain about my busyiness, all the while spending my time idiotically.

God knows our limits. He gave us 24-hour days for a reason. He knows we are only capable of so much each hour, each day, each week. He knows my capabilites and calls me to live within them. We can only do so much. But then He warns us about how we should spend our time.

You won't find anywhere in the Bible which tells me to lay around and spend my time selfishly. Yes, we are to take time for God above all else, which can mean a relaxing afternoon spent reading His word--but that isn't selfish. Selfish is my zombie hours in which I spend watching "Say Yes to the Dress," without thinking an intellegent thought or doing a productive activity. These things do not relax me. They are a false sense of comfort in which I can so easily trust in.

Jesus says, "Come to me and I will give you true rest" (Matt 11:28-30). He knows I am most filled in Him. He knows only He can comfort my weary bones and restore my tired heart. Jesus understands the burden of our busy lives. He never intended for us to get bogged down in the crap we put ourselves through, but He offers restoration anyway.

I am so challenged to use my time for wisely.

God calls me to spend my time loving others. Not myself.
God calls me to spend my time serving others. Not serve my selfish desires.
God calls me to spend my time telling the world about Him. Not stay in my comfortable bubble.
God calls me to spend my time becoming more like Jesus every single day. Not to worship myself.
God calls me to spend my time glorifying His Name. Not to make much of myself.

Now when I get worried about time, I have to take a step back and look about how I'm spending it. More than likely, it's not more time I need...I need more Jesus.