by Lydia Rule

My cell phone cheerfully rings early in the morning. I grumble, complain, and whine at the very alarm that I had set the night before. I stumble around trying to find my shoes, grab a quick breakfast, head out the door, fight traffic, and arrive just in time for my work shift to begin. I’ve got it down to a routine… it takes exactly five minutes to pack a lunch, seven minutes to eat breakfast, ten minutes to get my hair looking the way it should, and nine minutes of rest should I decide to hit the all-tempting snooze button.

But in the midst of my daily, down-to-the-minute schedule, I have to admit it can be hard to include time for a daily devotion. But I need that time with God. It gets me through the day and starts me off with the right attitude.

Life pushes things our way…. High school activities, college, class schedules, jobs, meetings, and social events. All these things are important, but we can’t lose sight of the one who gave us those opportunities in the first place.

In Ecclesiastes 5:15-17 it says that, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”

God wants us to enjoy life, but He wants us to wisely use our time by following His plan. The best way to keep focused on God through this journey of life is to have a daily devotion/time with God. It can be something small…. i.e. praying before you start the day, memorizing a few verses to keep in mind while at work, reading the Bible during your lunch break, or keeping a Bible handy for whenever you do have a few minutes to read.

Just make sure that time with God is first on your to-do-list every day!

Having a daily appointment with the Creator and Master of Time, is the first step to living your life according to God’s will!