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It’s Your Time!

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A few years ago, I hired a man to work for me who was from Africa. His family had brought him to the United States and he was in need of job skills. My small painting company was a great place for him to learn a trade. Frances was a pure joy to work with. He was happy every day. He would sing beautifully as he worked and often expressed his appreciation to me for giving him a job. He was fun and often told funny jokes. He was always ready for work on time. His attitude was perfect. However, I had to fire him.

Frances did not understand the value of time. One day he would paint 30 doors, the next day he would paint 2. After speaking to the family member who was his sponsor to the US, she told me that in Africa, time is of little value. She said, “people where he came from do not place a value on time. If something did not get done today, that’s ok, it can get done tomorrow.” Unfortunately, we in the US do not and cannot look at time this way. I knew how much Frances’s time was worth not only to him, but also to me. As his employer, I had to cause Frances to improve his time to show a profit or I would lose money on each job he did for me. Frances was unable to change his way of thinking regarding time and as a result I had to let him go.

The Bible itself begins with a reference of time, “In the beginning”. Time has always been important to God. A reading of the early chapters of Genesis shows God creating the world as a sequential event. Christ Himself did not come to this world until His time was fulfilled and when it was time, he returned to glory. Time is important to God, and it should be important to His ministers.

Some people view time like Frances did. It simply did not matter. “Didn’t do it today? That’s ok, do it tomorrow.” The fact of the matter is, we only have one life. We are only allowed so many days, hours, minutes and seconds in this life. At some appointed second in time we will pass from this life.

Some of us have more time than others. By that I mean two things. Some people will live longer and some people simply don’t have much going on. Someone who is not a busy person usually does not understand the value of every minute of a busy person’s day. Personally, I have to fight people, projects, and my own ambition to find those minutes in a day that I can spend with my family individually and as a whole.

People like Frances live relaxed lives. I envy them in a way. I wish at times I could sit back and be totally unconcerned about everything that is going on in the world. However, my makeup will not allow me to do that. I value time. I value the wasted minutes or hours waiting on the doctor to see me. Time spent waiting for a car to be repaired is excruciating to me. Why is that? I value the thing that God gave me a limited amount of – time.

I wish I had more of it. I could do so much more for myself, His kingdom, and my family. My time is limited, so I must protect it. I must value it. I have to realize that it is a non-renewable resource.

I encourage you today to consider your time. Consider how you use it. Think about where it is spent. Where is it wasted? How could it be better used. Remember, it’s your time. We will all give account to God someday of our time on this Earth. We should ever be mindful of it’s eternal value.