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Have you ever spent your time just “wasting
time”? We usually don’t start out
to do that intentionally but haven’t there been times when you come to the end
of a project or a day or a season in your life and you’ve said to yourself,
“Well, that was a waste of time!”
Watching TV can be
instructive and encouraging or it can be a waste of time. I used to read
novels. I have nothing against
them, I just used to make them more important than they should have been and I
spent a lot more time reading them than I should have. In other words, I wasted valuable time
reading too many things that simply would not profit me.
I certainly have been
guilty of wasting money. You probably have too. I did some serious self-examination a few years ago and
decided I was using shopping as a remedy for some things that were lacking in
my life. So, I stopped going
shopping as much as I used to. Now listen carefully (PLEASE!), sometimes you
need to shop, or just enjoy the outing, but if you find yourself going simply to fill in some gaps in
your life, perhaps you need to check that out.
Sometimes I’ve been guilty of wasting my words, of wasting my
time with sarcasm, or anger or unkindness, or being offended. Have I hit any of
your areas yet?
All scripture is profitable. It’s there for us to read, to
understand and to direct our lives into God’s purposes. It’s meant to complete us and
thoroughly equip us for good works-those
works that God has prepared for us from the beginning of the world; those works
that He has called us to as His children. Profitable works, things that enhance
our lives and bring heaven to earth; those things that are beneficial and
useful.
Are the activities in
your life putting you on the “profit” or the “loss” side of your daily ledger?
Is your soul profiting from the things you do? Are the things that fill your day profiting your spirit and profiting the kingdom?
How will you spend
your day today? Beloved, every one needs time off to relax and regroup. God did
that, and highly recommends it, but it shouldn’t be a way of life should it? If
you continue doing the same things in the same way the next 5 years, where will
you find yourself? Will you be in the profit or loss column? Will you be like
the eager steward that immediately went to work to profit the kingdom or will
you be like the steward who had better things to do with his time and lost his
reward.
I was
reading in Revelation this morning in Chapter 22:12. Jesus says, “And behold I
am coming quickly and my reward is with Me. To give to everyone according to
his work.”
One day, none of the things here will matter except as they have trained us for reigning. We’ve been called for a purpose. A purposeless life will not complete your
purpose. Jesus says He will reward our good works for the kingdom. That should
be an exciting day to look forward to shouldn’t it?
Solomon came to the
end of his life and found that nothing he had done had profited him. He said he
had been too busy doing things that didn’t profit.
What’s wrong with
being busy with your job, or scrap-booking or reading novels, or going to
movies, or playing a sport? Absolutely nothing-unless it causes you spend every day without purpose or direction
or unless those things become your direction and you miss the high mark of your
calling.
My
friend Bobbi likes to play Lumosity (brain games) on the internet. She found
herself playing it much longer than she intended. Now she makes sure that she
spends twice as much time with the Lord as she does with Lumosity. That way
both things will be profitable to her.
Do you want a
profitable life? I know I do. Stop doing the things that are unprofitable and
do the things that God says will profit you.
What
is profiting us? We should keep those things and increase them. What is not profitable?
Jesus says, “Cut it off.” It could be painful but it’s really good advice isn’t
it?
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