Only a Minute?
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Friend to Friend
Only a Minute?
by Phil Sanders
Only a Minute?
By the time you finish reading this article, 245
babies will arrive and 106 people will die
somewhere in the world. This happens every minute
of every day somewhere in the world (World Vital
Events, U.S. Census Bureau, September, 2003).
What can you do in a minute? You can pray to the
Lord about a friend who is lost. You can read a
few verses of Scripture. You can count your
blessings. You can encourage a friend. You can
write a short note. You can make a brief phone
call. You can invite a friend to come to church.
You can pray for your preacher and elders.
Once a minute has gone by, you cannot retrieve it,
no matter how badly you want to. Think a minute
before you say something you will regret. Count to
100 before you do a hurtful act. Calm down a
minute when you get angry. Walk away from
temptation for a minute.
What good is a minute? It can be worth a great
deal if it is used to do good for another. It can
make a memory that will last a lifetime. It can
bring sunshine to the soul that will last all day.
Use your minutes and make the most of them (Eph.
5:16).
Minutes make the day; and when the day is done,
how you have used your minutes will reveal what
you are doing with your life.
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