Redeeming the time.....

Time is on my mind a lot this morning. It is June 1st and it is fast approaching graduation season. As a matter of fact, we have already been to one this year. It was an 8th grade graduation ceremony for the local Christian school. This week we will attend the ceremony for the high school and then next week the ceremony for my niece who is graduating from college. Each graduation marks a milestone in the lives of each group, the passing of one stage of life and the beginning of another.

One of my Facebook friends made a note on her page, asking where the time went. She is getting ready for her own son's graduation. We all know that "time flies".....but we don't really think about it until events happen to bring us back to that reality. Each day that passes gives us the impression that we are living, but are we really? We fill our days with activity and with the busyness of life, but are we "redeeming the time"?

What I really mean to say is am I redeeming the time? Am I using the time God has given me on this earth for it's best purpose? I was lamenting the fact that the last time I had truly written anything was May 11th. I write thoughts in a composition book, especially on Sundays, but it has been a long time since I had written anything in my blog. I never seem to have enough time. When I start to write, I sit with a plan in my head. Ultimately that plan or outline gets trashed and God leads me down a different path of thought. So, for me, it takes time. Time enough for God to change my mind from my thoughts to His. That is why it is so hard for me to write, because I know that I cannot just sit for a few minutes and get it done quick.

I then thought about the 6 hours I worked on Saturday, trying to play catch up with work. Or even the 20 minutes I wasted this morning, clicking on some link on my facebook page. Right now, I would love to have that 20 minutes back. I don't have it though, and because I wasted that 20 minutes I now have to go. I think the point is here though. We are all rich, in time. No matter how long we are here on earth, that bit of time is a precious commodity. Spend it wisely.