Word for Today, Mon, 26 Feb 2001: How I Spend My Time
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
While our busy schedules do not always allow us to sit down and
read a long book, or sit for hours in quiet meditation, may I
suggest that the best possible use of time, even if limited in
quantity, is to think often about the ways of God, read the Word
daily, and spend time in prayer. For me, I do most of my reading
now online, but I still do it. I spend a lot of my prayer time
as I am driving or as I work on the 'net, but I still make these
things a priority.
I am a busy guy; I am studying online at a graduate school while,
at the same time, raising a young family. To make the excuse
that I have little free time would not be a great exaggeration.
However, to me, there is nothing more important than putting my
Lord first in my thoughts.
Dear Lord,
Everything in my day attempts to take precious time away from You
and from my family. It is You who have made me, and it is my
family who I will spend the most time with - my earthly family in
this life, and You throughout all eternity. Help me to remember
You first in all of my dealings, and bring blessings as I seek
You first. Help me contend with the matters that compete with my
time, so that You get first place. Protect my family throughout
the day, I pray, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Brother Brian
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Action without reflection can easily become
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VERSE: ...the meditation of my heart shall
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Psalm 49:3
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