A Wealth of Time

At the end of 2006 I began a quest to become better than I am so that God can use me more than I can imagine. Too often I get in God's way because I second guess myself or convince myself that I have nothing to offer or the person on the receiving end doesn't want what I have to offer. The reality is, that in the secret part of my heart I know my real reason for ignoring God is I don't want to give up the time......my precious time. What if the person is really really needy and I have to give up more than a one time car ride or the time it took to bake that frozen lasagna. What if I can't go to lunch with my friends after church because that person needs someone to talk to. This past Sunday the sermon was about the rich man who rejected Jesus because he had too much to give up. It struck me that every day I make a choice to either go with Jesus or turn my back on him. I don't have riches but I am rich in many other ways. It is so easy to read this passage and think kindof smugly, I haven't done that. But haven't I done just that each time I fail to heed the prompting of the Holy Spirit when he says go and do.......

Then consider the parable of the talents, what if the definition of talent by today's standard was time. Do I hide my talent/time & not invest it? Maybe the key to having more time is to use it more often for the investment of the kingdom.