Love you all, praying for you,
I just love God’s Word. It’s a portal to reality. Not the natural world that we think is reality, the real world – the supernatural world, the eternal reality that infinitely exceeds the mere blip on the radar that is our 70 years on earth. Have you ever noticed, there are two times in your life? One or the other. Isn’t it interesting how many quotes, phrases or expressions are about the value or concept of time. Time to go, what time is it, times up, out of time, in time, just in time, it’s about time, the fullness of time, waste of time, time well spent, out of time, I just don’t have the time… What is time? The passing of life. Ben Franklin’s famous quote: “Dost thou love life? Then squander not time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” “Time is money.” Have you ever heard that? No, time is time, money is money. Someone who says that reveals their value system. They would rather use time to make money, than let time pass without making money. Time is not money – and money certainly is not time. Money comes and goes. Time just goes. You might get your money back, but you will never get time back. You can buy money with time, but you cannot buy time with money. It’s given by God. So what are the two times in life? Scheduled and unscheduled… Scheduled – time assigned, and unscheduled - time unassigned (transition time, down time, unassigned time, in-between time.) Most successful people (no matter their definition of success) would say they are successful because they invest their time differently than those who lack success. The two times in life – scheduled and unscheduled are merely time that is predetermined or undetermined. The question is – who determines it? Who schedules it? And of the 100% of your time what percent should be scheduled versus unscheduled? Some people like scheduled time, it makes them feel like they are accomplishing something. Some people prefer unscheduled time, less pressure… But scheduled time that is misguided – according to a purpose that will fade, it not more valuable just because it’s scheduled. Scheduled time – is determined by your will, unscheduled time is determined by your heart. So who schedules your time? And what determines your heart? God’s Way or man’s way – one of the most important truths in life… What’s the difference between God’s use of time and man’s use of time? God uses time for fulfillment, man uses time for enjoyment. Even the ambitious that work 14 hours a day – their motive is really enjoyment – to buy a lifestyle to enjoy life – which is time. Scheduled time is subject to your will, even God’s will won’t supercede your will, He decided that. Your will – chooses your plan or God’s plan for you, when it comes to time. And your heart determines what you do with unscheduled time. You spend it on what your heart is drawn to. What your heart always comes back to. Your down times will be given to what’s in your heart. A popular belief is ten thousand hours are required to attain expert status in something. Divided by an 8 hour day, leaves 1250 of them – divided by 365 days in a year, that would leave 3.42 or three and a half years of 8 hour days to achieve expert status. What if you just spent 30 minutes a day on something you wanted to achieve? Get in shape, learn a new language. It would take years to achieve expert status – but you don’t need to be an expert to enjoy the benefits of a worthwhile pursuit. Have you noticed also, that all hours are not created equal? Have you ever been at work, and heard someone say – “I’ve got nothing done today.” That’s quite possible. That hour of work, interrupted by email, three phone calls, and Tik Tok – netted you about five to ten minutes of productive work tops. Hours can slip away. So what does God want with your two times? #1 - He wants to schedule your hours – for purpose not pleasure. He’ll give you plenty of pleasure – He’s your heavenly Father – He longs to bless you. But pleasure at the expense of purpose – is not fulfilling – it’s empty. #2 He wants your heart drawn to Him, and the Good that He is and that He has for you. It’s way better than any temporal pleasure or greatest ambition that you could desire. If your heart is for Him, your unscheduled hours are drawn to His presence, His thoughts and His pleasure. Infinitely more valuable and truly enjoyable than the false reality of earth. Praying that you would remember the two times… that PRISM would draw your heart to Him, and His Good for you! So your unscheduled hours drift always to Him, not to what won’t matter. Praying that PIVAT before dinner – getting His plans for your day – will convince your will, to choose His – so you walk in the way chosen for you, the way best for you. Praying also - that every Sunday – the LORD’s day – the day to rest and gather with others… That you would also give a portion of one hour every Sunday – to get His plans for you for this week. So you understand what His will for you is, what He wants your scheduled time to be - before next Sunday. His will is a whole ‘nother level for you. Four weeks in a row with PiVAT Weekly - Getting His Plans for you – will bring you to a completely different place – than just what your natural ambition, or untrained heart will bring you. God’s plans are so much better. You will be 70 years old in just a matter of days. What you do with those two times, (scheduled and unscheduled) will determine what you fulfilled – whether it was what God had for you, or you had for you! You can trust Him with time. It is the stuff life is made of. And what you do in this life – will determine how you live in the next. Praying that your will and your heart will always be drawn to Him. Love you all, dad
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