Everything: The Difference Between Wasting & Investing Time

Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31

I imagine if an efficiency expert spent a week with me their report would recount many "wasted" hours in my week.

Mornings spent on my bed snuggling a blond-topped bundle of love and watching a show I find surprisingly entertaining.

Afternoons spent ambling through a store with a teenager who looks good in everything she tries on, I request a private fashion show.

Evenings spent holding a hand stronger than mine, peering into eyes pooled with wisdom but yet discussing nothing in particular.

But is this time spent or time invested?

I once would have agreed this was wasted time but I recently read a book that helped shape my perspective on time management. Everything by Mary DeMuth challenged me to surrender my life - heart, head and hands to Jesus. Just as time spent with Him is never wasted, a life centered on Him won't be either.

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As I've learned to center my heart on Jesus one conversation, one smile, one ordinary moment at a time, He slowly becomes my everything. Making Him everything means evaluating my time and priorities differently. It means letting Him be master of my minutes - even if spending them as He directs looks like squandered time.

What would making Jesus everything look like for you? Are you willing to "waste" your life for Him?
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