You have probably heard the expression time is money. So, let's take that a step further. Picture you have $86,400.00. What would you do with that money? Sure, we all like to pretend we hit the lottery and know what we would do if we had that much money just sitting around. I would pay off bills, and invest. The Bible says a lot about money, and most of it is not good. Because I think that people in general have a problem with money. Sure, I am generalizing, however think about it. How would you spend 86,400 dollars?
This post is not actually about money. Sure, I could talk on how the ancient Israelites gave 65% of their income back to God and to the Temple, but Jesus addressed tithing and spoke of giving with the widow's mite. No, this post isn't about money, it is about time. God grants us 86,400 seconds every day. How are we choosing to spend that time? Is it God honoring? Philippians 4:8 tells us to only think about honest, good things. (I have heard it said as garbage in, garbage out.) I Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us to pray without ceasing and to rejoice always. So, we have a good guideline of how we should spend our time.
Does that mean we sacrifice relationships and earthly things? No, I think the heart of the matter is the Heart of the matter. How you feel in your heart, is the true you. Jesus spoke a lot of the heart. Proverbs says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he."
So, are you doing what you can for God in the time He has for you? I know for myself, I feel there is sometimes not enough time in the day to get done what I want to get done. But that is the key. Are my desires matching up to what God wants? Am I doing what He has in store for me that day? Are you? Are we using our time wisely?
Next time you find yourself with a few "extra" minutes, I would challenge you (and me) not to jump on social media, not to turn to Facebook, but turn to THE Book! Spend some extra time in God's Word, or praying. I know I am going to be more careful with my 86,400 seconds.
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