Death not always loss

Death is not always a time of loss it should be a time to remind us we are alive and to do something with that! Take time to mourn, yet also as important, take time to live. There was a sister who was mourning her brother waiting on Jesus to come, she was caught up in her loss when she inquired of Jesus, if He had been there when they asked for Him, her brother would not have died. There was a reason Jesus did not come right away, He reminded her of her faith and encouraged her to live with these words. Your brother will rise again, amazing huh? Jesus reminded her that He was the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? Her answer was a resounding yes, she had lost her brother and it was good to mourn but it is as important to live if you have hope, find that hope in Jesus today!! John 11:1-27

The time is now to learn how to use time, take time for someone you normally would not!

One way how I have learned to take time and use it, is when I stop for those folks I would usually never stop for. Those folks society says are not worth it, the homeless, the ones that smell a little funny, the panhandler.
These folks need Jesus also, they are really no different, except they may not be saved, the only thing that truly separates us is salvation. They are no wore sinner then we, as we were saved by GRACE, so they need to be! They need to hear the gospel message, and we need to give that message. In Romans Paul writes; How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? Romans 10:14, We need to be that voice, we need to take the time and truly reach out to a lost and dying world, a world that needs Jesus. We need to learn to use time by taking the time for that someone you normally would not take time for!

Time not a figment!

Have you ever wondered what that meant? I have many times as I have heard many quips and quotes. Time is just a figment of your imagination. Well it really is not, figment means to fabricate, and or make up something. Well God established time from the beginning out of His wanting to set things in order, to shape things up so to speak, it was established and given to us as real. It is what we do with time that makes it either very real or something we would like to imagine away. If we can make time, a figment of our imagination, we are wasting it! Time was given to us as a guideline, to set things in order. We have in all reality 24 hours in a day seems like a lot, but when we start thinking about it, we spend more time dwindling it down, thus the figment part! Still 24 hours whether we like it or not. We can enjoy the time given us if we spend less time dwelling on it and more time living it. Am I saying do not dream, not at all, just don't try and dream time away, it will not work. Instead utilize the time and add your dreams to it and see if you can achieve those dreams. We can imagine the time we would like to have helping people, or just take the time to do it! Genesis 1:1-31

Time investment!

The time we spend now for those who need a moment of our time is an investment well spent! In Luke we see Jesus walking with his followers when a man started calling out for him. Jesus son of David have mercy on me, but those with Jesus did not feel it necessary to take a moment for him. Jesus on the other hand stopped what He was doing in a time of busy commotion said bring him to Me! Jesus took time to hear the man's request for healing, the man just wanted to see, how long could that take? That is how it is for us sometimes, we don't see the needs because we do not take the time! We do not see the results because we won't make the investment of time that it may take. We have to stop and take time to put our money in the bank! Is it not just as important to stop invest a little time in someone? Just a thought! Luke 18:35-41

Are we selfish?

As children we were taught not to be selfish, and we still as adults do not like it, yet when it comes to giving someone a moment of time we forget that! We deem selfishness as the refusal to share, but isn't that just what we do when we do not take time for someone? 
When we claim we do not have the time to call, write, or even take time to think or pray for someone, is that not a type of selfishness? Is that not a type of self centered?
We really need to take some time and think about this, the next time you feel you have no time who are you thinking more about, you or the person who needs your time.  Philippians 2:1-4

Time do not waste it!

There is a subject that is almost always the topic of discussion and something we seem to have so little of yet waste so much of it! Can you guess what it is? Answer: TIME! Redeeming the time for the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16, We have to be made aware of the fact, when we spend time complaining, we have no time we are wasting time! Never thought of it that way huh? Take time to think about it and see if you can put a more positive spin on the time you think you do not have, is it wasted or redeemed?

Time is too important to waste

From the latest sadness that has struck our families in many ways, we need to learn the value of time! The word of God says that we need to redeem the time for the days are evil, (Ephesians 5:16), redeeming the the time means that we need to put value on it, time! We need to stop and think our day through and take an honest look at our priorities.
We need not wait until a tragedy strikes, and have to look back at what we should have done or even could have done. We need to act now and set priorities that have us looking at the most important things life has to offer.
The Apostle Paul stated in Philippians that we are not to look out for our own interests we are to imitate Christ's example of selflessness. When we are able to do that to the best of our abilities we find that we are looking forward and never back.
We are stopping and taking the time to love those who are close, weather it be a hug, hand shake, phone call, whatever, we are redeeming the time. We are making others feel special because we are stopping from us and thinking of them.
Next to money time is the most wasted possessions we have, if we look at it as a possession! Time is something, just like money, we have so little of and need to do so much more with! Our value system needs to change. If you truly want to be a redeemer of time you will take the time when you hear or see someone who desperately needs your time. Remember what is important to others may not be to you, but it is when we show them how important they are that we are willing to stop a moment and give them the time they need, is what will make all the difference in the world!!
We miss so much when we do not take time! The next time we feel aggravated because our children are tugging on us in the middle of dinner, or changing the oil, or even when mom and dad call in the middle of a great movie. It is then we will see where our priorities lay, it is then we will either redeem the time or waste it and lose a golden opportunity to show someone we genuinely care!