A different route

Well I did do my quiet time already this morning. But I thought I would go a different route with my blog today. A new school year is starting for me in a few days and I thought to myself: "Self, what is something that I need to be reminded of as I start this new year?" So I began to search scripture for something that I needed and that I could share here that we all needed to apply more. Almost as soon as my search began, it was over and I knew that this was what I needed. If you want to, turn to Colossians chapter 4. That's in the C's in your Bible by the way. Verse 5 is what I will be focusing on, but read verses 1-5 as well. I think they are great guidelines that we need to be reminded of always. The second part of verse 5 where it says "making the best use of the time is what I want to focus on. So those of you that know anything about me know that my motto is why do today what you can put off til tomorow. Well I did get pretty convicted of that at the beginning of first year. I always thought that was just a joke until I found this verse. Even though I improved on this are of my life alot in a year, there is still alot of room for improvement. I still spent alot of free time doing nothing productive. But as you can see, that is a sin. Why can't we spend more time in God's Word? Or praying, maybe even just meditating on God's greatness. This is such a simple thought that is overlooked way too often. I know so many people at Word of Life that every free moment they have, they are thinking of something they can do for God. Whether it is going out and evangelizing, or just spending time with God. Some people just live this verse out so well because God is the priority in their life. That is what it boils down to, God just isn't my #1 priority many times. I mean if He was, wouldn't I spend every moment that I had free doing something for Him? I'm not saying that you should never relax, or be social, sometimes that is making the best use of your time. Just never be the person labeled as the sleeper, or the person that is always on the computer. Make the best use of the time because God deserves our best, not our leftovers. And for those of you who can, please keep me accountable on this issue because I know it's gonna be a struggle. Pray for me and feel free to send me requests to pray for you as well.