600 Seconds

Squeeze one more thing into my day…? I just don’t have time.
Have you ever found yourself responding this way? Most of us would love to do more, especially for God (considering all God has done for us). We would like to pray more or read the Bible more, but so often finding the extra time is our biggest challenge and we find ourselves asking things like, “Where do I find the extra time to pray or read the Bible?” And because we find ourselves so busy, these are often two of the first things that drop away.
I don’t want to condemn anyone for struggling with this. I actually agree with you. Life can be very busy for all of us. Busy with work, family commitments, running kids to school, sports events, work and visiting friends. On top of that, we are paying bills, maintaining the home, checking Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, binge-watching our favourite TV shows, catching up with friends… our list goes on, and on…
So what is “too busy”? Do we have no spare time or is it really just a trendy catchphrase? Is it something we use to justify our schedule? Our day may be full, but our schedule is still OUR schedule. There are things we must do, and there are things we want to do, but either way, every single day, you and I choose how to use the 86,400 seconds we have. You can choose to dedicate a portion of those seconds to God, or you can choose to use them all for yourself, but imagine how differently your day would flow if you just gave God a measly 600 of those seconds every single day. That would still leave 85,800 seconds for you to use.
If you will give God ALL of those 600 seconds, and you see what He does with them, I guarantee that you will want to give him a few more. You might even find that you will start wanting to SHARE even more of your seconds with Him throughout the day, just because of what He can do with them.
Why not start with the first 60 seconds, and consider the difference just 600 seconds will make…?

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