Time

We live in an extremely fast-paced and busy world; so fast that time has become a priceless possession for many.



As women, we face many things which vie for our time and energy: laundry, dishes, diapers, meals, jobs, children, husbands, school, and church and on and on and on. A bit overwhelming at times isn’t it? How do we survive another crazy day full of so much “stuff”? And how do we find time for our relationship with God; time to sink down deep roots that we might grow in our knowledge and love of Him?

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It is as easy as the Nike slogan, “Just Do It” ---and as hard

We may think that great productivity in our lives is preceded by frantic activity. One writer says that great productivity is preceded “…by our quiet un-frantic response to God’s presence…Life-style is revealed by the use of time: what is given place and space; what is included and what, therefore, is excluded.”

Tough decisions need to be made about the use of our time. If we want more time for the things that matter, we will have to give less time to or even give up things which do not matter. These are not choices which we like to make; after all, shouldn’t we be able to “do it all”? Our culture would have us believe so.

Great Christian writers throughout the ages have cautioned us about not giving enough time to the knowing of God. Productivity, fruitfulness—brought forth from our “un-frantic response” to His presence—requires being in and aware of His presence. Tozer says, “To think God’s thoughts requires much prayer.” He even goes so far as to say that one of the main causes of retarded spiritual growth is “…failure to give time to the cultivation of the knowledge of God…God can be known satisfactorily only as we devote time to Him.”

It is imperative that we know what should be given “place and space”—our lives depend upon making the right choices.

“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’ Psalms 27:8 (NLT)