There's something we are all limited to. Something that once it's gone, can never be replaced. It's one of the most precious things someone can give you. And reversely it is one of the most valuable things that can be robbed of you. You decided to use some of it to visit this site. Seconds, minutes, hours, and often years. Time. We all love our time don't we! Whether it's all by our lonesome trying to figure things out about life or using it to teach our children how to put "I before E except after C". There's a million and one things we use our time on. What makes this thing we call "time" so special is that we have the PRIVILEGE to use it as long as we can doing whatever we can. Which raises this question. Are you a responsible user? Similar to preparing to indulge in that thirst quenching beer reminding us to "drink responsibly" what if EVERY morning just seconds before God decides to open your eyes, he whispers in your ear "Time, use responsibly". Just as your time is limited on this Earth, so is mine.
We all own an hour glass on the top of our heads that will soon run out. With that being said, are you using your "oh so precious", "very limited", "soon to be gone" time in the right places? Are there moments when you think you are throwing it away? Find yourself killing it? Or complaining that it was wasted? I was recently reminded by a friend that there is no wasted time. Precious things don't get wasted. What's so unique about it is that only you put a value on your time! The fact that it is in God's hands means that NO ONE else can take it away from you or tell you how to use it. Just simply realizing that gives me an inner joy. When you ever start to think your time is being "wasted" just remember who's in control of it. That relationship. That job. That friend. That situation you can't shake off. Pick one of those topics I just stated. Now, let's go on a trip. Let's fast forward to a point where you have escaped those times or overcome that person. You've made it in the clear. Congrats! Not so fast, this new person, this new situation approaching has the same characteristics of something you JUST got out of! Realizing this, what will you do? Walk down the EXACT same path? Go through the EXACT same troubles, the EXACT same problems? NO!
Remember, our time is in the hands of God. That time you THOUGHT you were wasting before, was actually time spent learning a lesson. A lesson on what's not the right thing for us. What we don't want happening. What isn't healthy to endure. Who we don't want to be involved with. Don't make the mistake of not seeing the characteristics. Be observant. Be alert. Pay attention to details. Because it's when you don't do those things is when you start to put time in the wrong places. Why go through the same thing AGAIN!? Take something from the first experience. Store it. Memory lock it. As long as you leave with something in mind, that time was never wasted. He put you in those tough times once. It was to build you up, learn the lesson, and never go back down that path. Don't be a repeat offender.