time.....

According to Maya Angelou, autobiographer and poet, “time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously”. Time is indeed a free gift - a free gift from God. And I too believe that we should cherish this gift and use it for God, for others. However, I have not always practiced that philosophy.  I am over 54 years of age, and as I reflect on those years, I cannot tell you with any clarity if my use of those moments, minutes, hours or days added value, or influenced lives for God or not. It is all a blur… But I do know God loves me, I have faith that he forgives me my sins, and that the gift of time and his grace is evident in my having the “time” to write this blog.

As I think about it, I can and should take every moment to consider someone else whether it is in the checkout line at the local grocery, or just smiling as I walk down the street. We all can impact lives for the Kingdom of God – We just have to try.

I pray that God will help and guide me to use the precious moments he has gifted to me meaningfully each and every day. To give someone a smile and a kind word seems such a small thing, if given in faith, with prayer recognizing that with God nothing is impossible. Just think about that.