Using Your Time For God: Day Three

Using Your Time For God: Day Three
(Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:8, Roman 8:5)

All of my time is really God’s time. This is the key thing to keep in mind. We’re usually pretty jealous of our free time, but God is jealous of the time we commit to Him. A common saying in society is, “time is money.” This is very true, God has given us a certain amount of time which we are to be good stewards with. It’s His time, but He’s given it to us to invest in the Kingdom. Are we going to be good stewards and invest that time wisely? What fruit are we able to harvest each day from the time we spend?

Are we using our time effectively? In the devotional today the subject of multitasking was brought up. It was suggested that one of the best times to get planning done was while showering. I completely agree with this. For me, I get a lot of my planning for what I’m going to do at work accomplished while I’m in the shower. Likewise, when I’m driving to work (or anywhere) this is a great time to do some problem solving.

If we train our brains to do some problem solving while we’re doing tasks which don’t take up too much brain power, we’re able to redeem time which we normally wouldn’t be accomplishing all that much. Which allows us to use other time which would be spent doing that problem solving for something else. Before too long, we’re getting a whole lot more done throughout the day.

You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You. (Isa 26:3 HCSB)

If we can bring our minds to the place where we’re firm in our convictions, and we’re steadily moving toward the things of God, He will give is a peace that passes understanding. Literally, when this verse says “perfect peace” it’s repeating the word “shalom”. So, shalom shalom; may the perfect peace of God go with you throughout your day.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, whatever things are commendable, if there is any excellence of character and if anything, praiseworthy, think about these things.
-Philippians 4:8

This is a verse that I like to keep remind myself of throughout each day. I actually have this verse written down on a notecard and hung up on a doorframe in my house. It’s good to have this reminder of what we should focus on. We can justify spending our time doing many things which may not be directly against the Word of God, but are those things profitable? If they’re not, why bother wasting the time on them…

For those who are living according to the flesh are intent on the things of the flesh, but those who are living according to the Spirit are intent on the things of the Spirit.
-Romans 8:5

The big takeaway is that, no matter what we’re doing, we should be listening to the Spirit. This comes back to how effectively we’re using the time we’re given. This past week I watched the TV show Stranger Things. It was an interesting show which was entertaining but I went into it wanting to listen to what the Spirit would say to me. I wanted to be able to watch it and notice all of the occult symbolism in it so that when people would want to talk about the show I could converse with them, but also bring up why the writers made certain decisions. And If I’m able to point out the occult aspects of the show, I may be able to open someone else’s eyes to how a lot of our entertainment is programming us to just accept these sort of luciferian ideas. Maybe this isn’t how we should redeem our time every time, but this is a good example of how I try to redeem the time that I spend doing ordinary