Count the hours

We discussed yesterday morning that there are only 168 hours in the week. If you sleep an average of 7 hours a night that leaves 119. Allowing 2 hours a day to eat(something that most of us find important) you are now down to 105. And supposing you work a 40 hour week (not including commute) this puts your total of discretionary hours at about 65. This is all said just in case you think that you have plenty of time to do all the things your thinking of, not to mention all the things that God has planned for you. Lets look further into the shrinking hours; how about daily prayer time, time to read the Word, time to spend with family, time to spend with your church family(don't have a church family? this would be a great time to find one, the support that you get from a group of believers that are following the Lord is a great blessing and encouragement as you go through this life), and then there are daily chores and activities that have to be done and don't forget exercise(skipping the elevator and taking the stairs does not count as a step class). As we continue our discussions on stewardship we can see that the number of hours that we have been given is limited but the availability of guidance from the Lord as to how to spend each hour is unlimited. Spend some of that precious time today seeking God and asking Him just how He would like you to spend your time, ask how what you are doing fits into His plan for your life. God has a plan for every day of your life and His plan involves you being successful, prosperous and full of hope(Jeremiah 29:11). When you begin to seek His help in planning out your time you will find that not only will you achieve all that you set out to do but that when the next 168 hours stars you won't be wondering where the time went but will be rested, refreshed and ready to meet the coming week head on with joy and expectation.
PG