How are you spending your time?

We are so blessed with an abundance of food and material possessions living in North America! Yet, we continually buy, buy, buy, more, more, more. Why?

The word for this is Compulsive Hoarding. Somehow, many of us subconsciously think our THINGS will get taken away, and thus we will become nothing. I’m guilty of this too. It’s a very easy pastime, accumulating STUFF that we might need on a rainy day. The truth is that we’re just bored because we’ve been given everything in life, so that is when the compulsivity starts. The bible teaches us that if we have faith, God will always provide enough to sustain us through life.

There are many verses where this is displayed:

·        Exodus 16:17-18 (¹⁷ The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. ¹⁸ And when they measured it by the omer (unit of measurement – 1 omer = 3.5 liters), the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.)

·        John 6:33 (³³The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.)

·        Ecclesiastes 9:11 (I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.)

Scripture can be highly symbolic, mythic, theological, metaphorical, and proverbial all rolled into one, that you may be very well taking what is written way out of context. So you need to discern what is truly trying to be conveyed. If you don’t discover what is truly being said, you may be misconstruing what the entire religion means based on your own personal thoughts. The bottom line is this: be curious! Go to places that could have leaders with the right information, like, maybe a Church perhaps? Join a small group. Talk to the Pastor, most of all, read the Bible! I believe God gives everyone gifts that they can go out and use to better God’s world. Gifts such as:

administration
creative ability
discernment
encouragement
evangelism
faith
giving
healing
hospitality
intercession
knowledge
leadership
mercy
miracles
prophecy
service
shepherding
teaching
tongues (speaking and interpretation)
wisdom

The purpose of all spiritual gifts is to serve others and glorify God. Our gifts are not our property to use as we please. We have been given them in order to glorify God. I believe in prayer, but also using the gifts that God has given to support the people around us. To sum up, I believe in prayer and action. If we don’t act accordingly and rely solely on prayer alone, are we really doing what God wants? In a way, that is sinning.

We need to bring our gifts together and better off everyone else in the world. As is said, Rome wasn’t built in a day, but if everyone works together, we can create a community of fellowship between each other

So, to sum up:

Life is short, but it’s not that short. Spend your time here on earth doing the right thing. You’ll just end up regretting not taking the leap.

Q - So... What's the right thing???

A - Everyone is different. Find your passion in life, and continue to sharpen your skills at it. There is no one size fits all answer. Lost the passion for what you had before? Switch it up! We are multidimensional people, meaning we aren't meant to do one thing for our whole life.

The last resort is this song -