Giving God Your Time!

If there's one thing we could all use a little bit more of, its time. If you own a dog, it should come as no surprise that no matter what your schedule is like, spending some one-on-one time with your dog is super important, for both your dog and you. Or maybe you don't own a dog, but you're in a relationship and you know that spending one-on-one time with your mate is very important. If you, like me, my life is busy with too much work, too many errands, too many obligations. Too little time. While playing fetch is way for my dog and I to spend some quality time together, I fully admit that there are some times when I don’t want to play with him --- but he wants nothing more than to spend time with me. Why am I writing this? Because God wants us to spend time with Him.

In Luke 10:28-32, Martha learned a very valuable lesson that that we should learn today.
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.

When reading this scripture, I am reminded God wants us to spend time with Him. The story of Martha sitting at the feet of Jesus demonstrates that we need to spend time with God. Reading the Bible is like sitting at Jesus feet. Spending time with God is extremely important; and with that being said, the most important thing that you, and I can do is offer God our sincere love...and time. After all, to love God with everything that's in us, means that we will make deliberate choices about spending time with Him.  Mark 12:30 reads, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."

There are many ways we can spend time with time with God.  While spending time with God looks different for every person, the different ways I spend time with God are through reading the Bible or devotional, praying, listening to Gospel music, listening to a pastor on the radio, and/ or writing my prayers in a journal.  However, reading the Bible is the best way because its essential for knowing God...and its also essential for us to live for God. Reading the Bible is like sitting at Jesus feet. In my life as a believer, reading the Bible has been, at times, very low on my priority list. BUT, there is truth in the saying "You make time for what you want!"

In conclusion, time with God looks different for everyone; but we shouldn't get so caught up in our day to day living that we neglect to spend time with God. We all know that spending time with God every day is important. Just like when I am home, I know how important it is for me to spend quality time with my dog...we should also know how important it is for us to spend quality time with our God! God wants His time! Are you spending time with Him?

..........And now I’m off to take my own advice.