Answering Life’s Toughest Questions, part 3
All of us are slaves of time, we get stressed out for not having enough time to do our stuff, even a seven year old kid cries from not getting to school on time. Not only that it’s not sufficient, time is also unmanageable – remember the times when we have to wait, or when we are miserable? Those times when we don’t have the control over things. Here’s what we should do in order to make the most of those times.
Accept that God has a purpose in both the good and bad times of our life. “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.” Eccl.3:1 Remember that in happy times, God gives us blessings and for every bad situation, God is shaping our character. We are not here just to take up space; God has a specific plan for each and everyone of us. And those problems are simply temporary setbacks to that purpose. Things might not be according to what we have planned but the thing is, His plans are bigger, and His purpose is greater than any situation you will ever experience. Affirm our faith in God in confusing times. The moment we became Christians we surrendered everything to God including our troubles, it become his. When we try to fight God’s battles in our own strength, we are sure to get defeated. God is trying to tell us to relax in faith, and let Him work through us. We can save a lot of time from worrying by standing firm on the character of God - He is faithful, and by waiting in quiet confidence for His written promises in the bible. So the next time we have a problem, pray to God and thank Him, because there is no situation that He can’t take care of, and that is true faith – to thank Him in advance.
Apply the present time to doing good. “Whenever you possibly can, good to those who need it.” Pr.3:27 is teaching us to use our present time wisely by doing something for others, to think also about others aside from ourselves. Our gifts and talents were given to us not just for us to enjoy, but also a tool for us to reach out to our brothers. The thing is, the bible is urging us to do it now, while we’re still able. God wants us to grab every chance to be of help to others as an opportunity to give love, it’s not surprising because life is all about love, and happiness we feel is in direct proportion to the love we give. Appreciate all our time as a gift from God. 86,400 seconds is given to us by God everyday so we can enjoy our lives. Every waking hour is a gift, so be happy where ever you are. Be contented with all the blessings that come our way. Or, is there a sin you can’t give up? Don’t be stifled by the life you’re living in, it’s a complete waste of time. Come to Jesus instead and make the decision to pursue the kind of life He intended you to have. Anticipate giving an account of your time. Our time is the most precious commodity we have, our time is our life. When it’s time for us to face our creator expect Him to ask us how we spent the time He gave us. Did we use it to get to know His Son? Did we accept Him? Are we able to have a relationship with Jesus? Of course God would ask us these questions, He’s expecting us to live our life looking for Christ. Why, He went bankrupt when He gave us His precious Son.
Our actions revolve around us surely as the earth revolves around the sun, and what we do with our time shows who we really are, it’s the truth of our lives. How do we give God that truth? What answer do we give Him when He asks us about our time? If we want to make God smile while we do our life’s report let’s do something more worthwhile with our time….time is running out.