Have you ever felt like the whole world is crashing in on you? There isn’t enough time to do everything. Have you made more commitments than can possibly fulfill?

Our economy is built upon impulse buying. Advertisers know this and are good at it. Most people, if given the time to make a good decision, wouldn’t buy a lot of the things they do. This also applies to the groups and programs we join. Why do we do it?

There are a number of reasons and I would think that most of them were good at the time. But, now that we take a moment and look back, we wonder why we did. There is an old saying that goes something like this, “We usually don’t have enough time to do something right, but we always have time to redo it.” I believe that this also applies to other areas of our lives.

Do we ever have time to just sit back, rest and meditate, or do we occupy every waking moment with music or some other activity? Does the Lord ever get any of our thoughts? How long do the results of any of our activities last? Will there be fruits from it in the future or is it just a waste of energy? What will the world remember about us after we are gone? Our families? Our friends? Our acquaintances?

If we are not careful, we will find ourselves getting lost in the rat race of humanity, without purpose and without a destiny, always grasping for the next straw that comes our way. But, how do we know what it is we are supposed to do? There is only One Who can show us, but if we can’t hear Him we won’t ever know.

Purpose within your heart to take a few moments, here and there, throughout each day. Spend these times meditating and asking the Lord questions, anything. Then listen and listen again and again all throughout the day. Gradually, things will begin to change. Your life will take a different direction. You will find you will have more time to do the things that are really important. Find out what are the important things in your life, what really matters. Then, start to do them and stop doing the other things. Soon your life will have a new meaning and you will be filled with more joy.

May you have a wonderful day, blessed by the Lord. Grace, peace, mercy and love to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Joseph