"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom."(Psalms 90:12) It is through understanding time that we understand the gravity of the things God has placed us here to do. God has given us enough time to do what we need to do. Will we use this time wisely, or will we squander it away to play catch up later?
Your life could end at any time. This is not a thought to be scared of or depressed over. In fact, it is something that should motivate you. If your life were to end an hour after reading this, what would you do with that hour? People say, "you only live once!" Well, yes, you're only here on Earth once; so what will you be remembered for: saying YOLO as you go out to do something, or living your only life and making the most out of every moment. Our lives are short and they could end at any second. Instead of saying, "oh well, YOLO," about it, why not live every minute as if it were your last?
Some people refuse to do this because they refuse to believe that they could die young or at any time that is inconvenient to them. Death does not care about your age, gender, race, occupation, if you're trying to get a degree, pay off a car, buy a house, get married, raise a child, or anything else. Death can come at any time, and no one but God can stop it. Praying to God won't always help. Sometimes, your time is up and you have to live with your choices.
If you had five more years to live, would you drop everything and go on a mission's trip? Would you go try to get a degree? Would you go find a new job that you would like? Would you be more honest? Would you give to the poor more often? Would you help out at food shelters to be remembered? Would you work harder in everything you do?
Let's be honest, why not do that not? Maybe you only have five months left. It doesn't matter if you are healthy. A drunk driver could hit you, or you could be a victim of a stalker who took things too far, or you could have something fall onto you and knock you unconscious.
I am not doing this to scare anyone. I am simply saying this: we have little time and much work to be done. Let us devote our time to God as if every day was our last, so that if today was your last day, you could go to God and He would say, "well done my good and faithful servant."
How much time do we spend on video games? On violent or inappropriate movies? On gossiping? On surfing? On sports? On hiking? On sitting and doing nothing?
All of those things are not bad, but they could be cut down for the glory of God, or used for His glory, such as: refusing to play violent video games or watch slasher films to make a point to edify your soul with good things, or wanting to talk about God over why that kid dropped out of school, or praising God while you are outdoors, or just talking to God while you are sitting and doing nothing. There is not always going to be time, so how will you use yours?
-D
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