It’s so easy to get caught up in doing the same things day after day. Especially those things that steal our time away with out us even realizing it.
I’m thinking about things like scrolling on Instagram, talking on the phone, watching YouTube videos, playing video games. These things are all enjoyable to do, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of them. The problem isn’t enjoying them, the problem is giving so much of our life to them.
Because once you lose time, you don’t get it back.
If you want something different in your life or from your life, something with purpose, something that matters, you have to do something different.
You have to make a decision to get off your phone, from in front of the television, off the video games…or whatever it might be for you. There are tons of time stealers out there, only you know which ones you are drawn to. The ones that can cause you to give up hours of your time, without even realizing it.
It is up to you, to make the choice to put your time towards something that matters.
Living a purposeful life is an option. Success is an option. Accomplishing your dreams is an option. But none of these will happen if you don’t reclaim your time.
In the book of Joshua, as the Israelites are preparing to enter into the Promised Land, the land that God had long since promised Abraham He would give to his descendants, God tells Joshua exactly what he needs to do in order to have success.
And exactly what He told Joshua to do, still applies to us today:
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” (Joshua 1:8).
God laid out for Joshua three things he needed to do, in order to make his way prosperous and have good success:
- Speak the Word of God
- Meditate on the Word of God day and night
- Do according to all that is written in it.
In other words, the Bible, that is the Word of God, needs to be a part of your day, every day.
Reading it, speaking it, thinking about it, and doing what it says will transform your life. It will help you break free from those things that are stealing your time and it will set you on a pathway of success.
Spending time with God leads to creativity, purpose, new and fresh ideas, and life. True life. The way life was meant to be lived.
If you want something different in your life, it’s time to do something different. Make time for the Word of God today!
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