It's About Time

Jim Croce sang about saving time in a bottle so that he could "spend it with you".    Steve Miller sang about time "slippin, slippin, slippin into the future" and the things he'd like to do.  Miller wanted to "fly like an eagle" to  "feed the babies, shoe the children, and house the people.." all worthy causes in my opinion.  These and numerous other songs about time express our awareness of  time, even if you are "sitting on the dock of the bay, wastin time" as Otis Redding sang about.  Incidentally Mr. Redding recorded this hit song in Dec 7, 1967, three days before his death in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin according to what I've read.  Indeed our time is so uncertain here.
 
This brings up a question I am always asking myself and I'm sure you do it as well.  With a limited amount of time here on earth, what is the best use of  it?  I've stuggled with the question for years and the answer seemed to change daily with a very hectic schedule.   Only recently did I learn or admit I was not smart enough to plan out an efficient and effective schedule for my daily routine on my own.  As a Christian I decided to turn the issue over to God.  I got on my knees one morning recently to ask God what would be the most productive and precious use of my time. The answer dawned on me as soon as I bowed my head. What a revelation! What could be more important than spending time with Him?   I am not only speaking of praying, but experiencing.  I've been praying for years.  What I mean is giving your most precious resource, your time, to God and enjoying every moment of the fellowship.   In these troubled times, some would say the "end times", isn't it about time we did so?