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We are approaching a Holiday weekend in which most people will be involved
in celebrations that commemorate the freedoms that we enjoy while living in
America. It is a true blessing to live in a free country where we can
personally decide how and where we choose to spend our time and what
activities we choose to pursue. Since we can only do one thing at a time and
only be at one place at any given time, it is important that we know how to
spend our time wisely.
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to become distracted and spend our time
on activities that are either non-productive or ineffective? As a
Christian --- our productivity, our personal growth, our happiness, and our
present as well as our future depends on what our minds are focusing on at
any given minute.
Since our future depends on our focus, my thoughts often turn toward
Ephesians 5:15-17, "Be very careful, then, how you live---not as unwise but
as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
You see, its our choice how we spend our time
we can choose to complain,
criticize, whine, worry and wish things were different or we can spend
our time learning, creating, planning, encouraging and building people up.
Its difficult to be effective and productive in this life if we allow our
minds to dwell on the negative. Thats why he said in Philippians 4:8,
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
Regardless of whether we are young, middle-aged, or getting older
we all
have opportunities to use our time and talents for the Lord, or we can
choose to waste our time and focus on the negative. But dont ever forget
that our happiness, our success, and our future depend on what we spend our
time thinking about and working on.
How much time do you spend in Gods Word on a daily or weekly basis? Will we
see you in Bible Class this week?
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