Almost? Wasting Time...

ALMOST? WE DESIRE TIME THE MOST, BUT WE USE IT THE WORST.

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

I HAVE A HOUR GLASS OF SAND, I START IT AT THE FIRST OF THE LESSON.

PLENTY OF TIME, JUST WAIT. TIME IS WHAT WE WANT MOST BUT WHAT WE USE THE WORST.

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

A YOUNG MAN WAS TALKING TO GOD… The boy asked God what does money mean to you? The answer was simple… a billion dollars is like a penny. The boy asked what time means to you God? The answer was: A thousand years is like a second to me.

The boy says: God can I have a million dollars? God said SURE WAIT A MINUTE.

AM I LIVING WISELY? DO I NEED TO CHANGE MY TIME PRIORITIES?

Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

AT BEST LIFE IS A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT AND IT IS VERY FRAIL.

Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

PERHAPS OF ALL THE SINS PEOPLE COMMIT THERE ARE TWO AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. 1. WE THINK WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. 2. PROCRASTINATION.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

GOD GIVES US THE GIFT OF TIME… WHAT WE DO WITH THE TIME WE HAVE COULD BE OUR GIFT TO OTHERS AND TO GOD… TIME AS WE KNOW IT IS A LIMITED COMMODITY.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Do we recognize our time should be invested wisely? God has plans for us. If we use our time wisely God will bring about good all of our days. We have a bright future of hope when we use God’s gift of time wisely.

IF WE INVEST OUR TIME AND EFFORT WISELY LIFE WILL BE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

There was a lady named BARBARA KIPFER that was having some difficult times as a teenager. She was very shy and backward. She heard a suggestion of people keeping a written record of the blessings and good things that daily happened to her. She would write down things in her composition book of good things that happened. She wrote down what a good breakfast she had. She wrote down about the enjoyable ride on the school bus. She would even wake up at night and write. For 20+ years she wrote of her joys and life in multiple spiral notebooks. This 20 years of joys and blessings became a book: 14,000 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT. Are you writing your book?

NIGHT IS COMING! DARKNESS? HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? THE TIME OF LIGHT IS A LIMITED GIFT.

John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

My Mom lived to be in her 70’s. My dad is 86. My grandparents lived to be in their 90’s. I have plenty of time.