Is your alarm clock a friend or foe? As the witty joke goes: My alarm clock and I had a fight. It wanted me to get up, I refused. Things escalated. Now I’m awake and it’s broken. I’m not sure who won! The job of an alarm clock is to wake us up so that we can start our day. However, while some people see this as a gift, others see it as an enemy. But whatever your stance on the value of the alarm clock, most will agree that if you want to be productive, the alarm clock is a necessity to start the day. God’s greatest gift to us is time, but it is not unlimited. No matter who we are, there are still only 24 hours in a day, 365 days a year, and an average life span that is all too short. Too often, we go through life in a “slumber,” not really governing what we do or thinking about why we do it. All too often, we go through our daily routines like zombies, devoid of meaning and purpose. We let precious moments slip by and fail to notice the beauty around us. Some people get to the end of their lives and realize that they slept their way through it all; others never awake from their dream-state and believe that they will live forever. This is what the psalmist was thinking about when he wrote: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalms 90:12). Only when we wake up to the reality that every day has an end and so does every life, can we really live in the truest sense of the word. Only then will we use our time for what matters most. No longer will we procrastinate, hitting the proverbial “snooze button,” but we will begin to live. You can begin afresh and anew today. Begin each day with clarity, energy, and a new appreciation for life. Each day, let us love, give, and serve, so that when our eternal rest comes, we will have used the time allotted to us fully and well.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 01:41:41 +0000
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