Lost Time

Its been a long time since I've written a blog entry so I thought I'd catch you all up. I moved to New Mexico at the end of November and have been busy with a transition of my family and business. We are in the northern part of the state, in the Four Corners region near the Colorado border. It looks like we will be living in Colorado and working in New Mexico.

There is a wonderful church here called the Hope Evangelical Reformed Church. You can check out their website at http://www.hopechurchaztec.com/ The elders truly strive to lead the church with God's Word as their foundation. In this regard they also hold to the biblical roles of men and women and ascribe to the Bible's teaching on raising up children in order to be faithful from generation to generation. It truly is a blessing from God to have been led here.

I was reminded today of Ephesians 5:15-16 "Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Do we really make the most of every opportunity? I know I struggled with that during my transition from Minnesota to New Mexico. There were so many things to get done, so many "important" or "urgent" things. That was a failure on my part.

God has shown me once again that all of my day and night belongs to him. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all. Every part of every day, every minute of every day belongs to him. How do you make use of your drive time, your meal times, your evenings? I know I wasn't doing well and I knew it. We all know when we aren't, don't we?

It seems life is settling down a little now and I'm better able to focus my time and God blesses that time with him. Let me share an example: I drive 30 minutes to work and 30 minutes to get home. To use this time wisely I like to listen to recordings of sermons, Bible studies, or other biblical teaching. Its a great use of the time and helps me to continue to learn. Then when I arrive home for supper I am able to share with my family what God is teaching me, making the most of the meal time. We are all edified and blessed by that.

Why are we so foolish as to not make the most of every opportunity? Probably because we take our eyes off the Lord and focus them on the things of everyday life. Let's pay attention to what Paul said in Ephesians and make the most of those opportunities. In so doing we will continue to grow and to be a blessing to our families.