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I Don't Have Time
How many times have you heard someone say, "I don't have time?" Though it may be true sometimes, often this is just an excuse. What does it mean when someone says, "I don't have time"? It simply means they don't consider that action to be important enough to spend their time doing it. It may be that the person who says he does not have time is trying to get out of something unpleasant or inconvenient, but maybe we should take another look at the oft-used excuse.
We all have a limited amount of time. No one knows how much time that is (James 4:14 - Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.). Therefore, why do we choose to use that time we have doing things that only hinder us from going to heaven? Why not say "I don't have time" to a few things in life?
"I don't have time to complain."
Think about how easy it is to complain. it takes little to no effort to do it and everyone could be an expert at it if they wanted to be. But what good does it do to complain? Does it help solve a problem? Does it encourage you or others to be more faithful to God? Complaining does nothing but focus on negatives. Whenever you are tempted to complain, look for a way to help improve the situation instead, then get busy trying to help.
"I don't have time to criticize."
Why is it so easy to sit back and point out the shortcomings of other people? Criticism (not "constructive criticism") really does not offer any help to a situation. When tempted to criticize someone, either look for a way to encourage them to improve, or if it really is not all that important, just keep your criticism to yourself.
"I don't have time to be jealous."
In a world where we are almost trained to try to "keep up with the Joneses" it is not surprising that jealousy is a big problem. But jealousy does nothing worthwhile. It makes the jealous person miserable and drives a wedge between the people involved. No amount of jealous feelings ever changed any situation for the better. Instead of dwelling on jealous feelings, count your blessings and be thankful for what the Lord has blessed you with.
A Christian ought to say, "I don't have time to do anything that will keep me from going to heaven."
Kevin D. Beard (Content has been edited for content and space)
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