I have been thinking recently about the most valuable thing that I own. I don’t own very many expensive things but I do have this one thing that is very valuable. I am currently taking guesses as to what you think the most valuable thing I own is…No not my car (which if you saw it you would have never guessed it)…Sorry it’s not a watch (that got stolen when my house got broken into)…No not my TV (I got it for free and that was a blessing from God)…I don’t own an XBOX or PlayStation…it is not an old book or piece of art…I will give you a couple more guesses then I will just tell you…it’s not my cell phone although it was pretty expensive…last guess…Sorry it’s not my computer although it was on the high side too. My most valuable possession is my……….TIME!!! Yeah it is!! It is something that I can only give once and then can never give again. The time that I spent on this blog I cannot give to someone else nor can I ever take it back. In the seconds it has taken you to read this you have just given up some time that you could have spent doing something else. Please don’t stop reading now, there is more but I just wanted to point out how valuable it actually is.
I have been putting in a lot of time thinking about my time. It’s kind of crazy how that works. Time is something that kind of boggles the mind. People spend their entire lives on time and space and all that jazz. I am not going quite that deep into time but I do want to talk about it some.
How we spend our time is a very telling part of who we are. If you spend all your time at school then you are a “nerd.” If you spend all of your time at work you are a “workaholic.” If you spend too much time watching TV then you are a “couch potato.” Too many movies you are 1. loaded 2. Need more social interaction. If you spend all your time alone then you are a “loner.” If you spend all of your time in large groups you are “always the center of attention.” If you spend all of your time with your family you “don’t care about others.” There has to be a delicate balance of where and how you spend your time. Spending some time in any of those things above is not bad but spending all of your time in any one of those areas is going to hurt you.
Where we spend our time is important. If you have never kept a journal of how you spend your time in a week I encourage you to do so. I think you will be surprised at how much time you spend in certain areas. I have done this before and was shocked at the amount of time or lack thereof in some parts of my life. I got a good look at who I am and what I put value in.
You put value in things that mean a lot to you. One of my love languages is Quality Time. If you want to show that you love me, then you need to spend quality time with me. We don’t have to do anything… just hanging out watching TV is quality time. I think that it is true for most people. Who is your best friend? Would you be best friends with that person if you only communicated with that person every other month? Of course you wouldn’t be. That person is your best friend because you spend a lot of time with them.
If you have a relationship with God, then you are a child of God. Think about all the time that you spend with your parents in your life. Up to now you have probably spent more time with your parents than anyone else on earth. You have some of the same qualities and habits that your parents do (whether you know it or not), and this happens because you spend so much time with them. It is the same with our Heavenly Father. The more time you spend with Him the more of His habits and attributes you will have in common with Him. God is holy and perfect, and we should strive to be as much like him as we can. This can only be done by spending time with Him. We put time into those things we value. Do you put value in your relationship with Christ? Is that something you think and feel is important? Do a time evaluation over the next 7 days. How much time do you spend with God? How much time do you spend watching TV? Is it even close? I think you will be surprised at how big the difference is. I will even let you include the time that you spend at church in your God time. Is it even half as much time?
John 15:5 says “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
It says that apart from Him we can do NOTHING!!! But if we stay in Him, spend time with Him, we will be more like Him. What do you put value in? Do you want to bear fruit and be more like God and be able to do all things (Philippians 4:13) or be apart from Him and able to do NOTHING!?
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