Day 19: 19 January 2016

TIME

Sitting at my sofa, thinking about how time flies today. It is 9.20pm now. I tried to reflect on how I spent my day, how I spent my time today.

I realized the time spent has just become a memories. I can't turn back time. Either I am satisfied with how I spent it or I regretted and then try to spend it wiser.

I guess thats why people used to say that "The greatest gift you can give someone is Your Time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back"

That same quote is shouting at me, "Don’t procrastinate! Make plans and manage your time".

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 also says "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing"

Yeah, out of my busy schedule, it is good to remind myself that there is a time to work, there is a time to play with the kids, a time to reflect and write my devotion, a time to catch up with my wife, a time to rest and sleep, and a time to rest in my God.

I saw a posting of data from World Bank, Bureau of Labour Statistics based on USA Population, a graphical chart about how an average 78 years old person spent their time:

• 28.3 years sleeping
• 10.5 years working
• 9 years TV, Video Games, Social Network
• 6 years doing chores
• 4 years eating and drinking
• 3.5 years education
• 2.5 years grooming
• 2.5 years shopping
• 1.5 years childcare
• 1.3 years commuting
• 9 years left! How will you spend it?

A very good question indeed. I also realized that the chart did not mention anything about portion of time for God, for praying :)

Psalm 90:12, it says "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom". His Wisdom will guide us in managing our time.

So, how will you spend it? How will you spend your time?

Ephesians 5:15-17 "So, then, be careful how you live. Do not be unwise but wise, making the best use of your time because the times are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is".

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