Sermon 18: There’s Always Time

To make your life the best it can be, only three things are necessary. One is to treat God right, another is to treat other people right, and the third is to treat yourself right. Daily obeisance of the Ten Commandments is a simple way of accomplishing these three goals. Keeping your eye on the prize, your purpose, Heaven, is another simple way. Remember these important things as you make that determine how you spend your time on earth.

It can feel that you do not have enough time to do everything you want to get done in a day. Day after day, it can feel that you do not have enough time to everything you want to get done in your lifetime. You are forgetting that, here on earth, you are in the learning stage of your eternal life. Feeling short on time shows that some of the things that you want to spend your time on, are inconsistent with your true purpose in life. You can learn to get everything done when you spend time doing what God wants for you.

Making time for God is easy. He is right there with you. Since He understands everything about you, conversations with Him are all time-efficient. Being grateful to God is as easy as saying “Thank you, God” for all the good things that happen to you each day – a light that turns green as you approach, a lovely flower you see, waking up to a new day. Doing this takes no time at all, but you gain the huge benefits of getting in touch with God, which provides peace and uplifts your spirit, and it reinforces the positive moments that are going on in your world, which provides strength and gives you energy.

Making time for others and for ourselves is easy. People are everywhere. It takes no time to smile at someone else, to be polite to someone, to offer them a hand if you see they are struggling. Treating others as you wish to be treated is not time consuming and benefits us because it is rewarding to our spirit. You and everyone you meet are equally important because you were created by God, and Heaven awaits. If someone is not treating you as you desire to be treated, for example, being overly demanding of you or causing you stress, don’t let it take up your time. Remember they are just going through a learning experience at this moment and need to be left to their lesson, as you need to be left to yours. You must keep your mind and body balanced and healthy, because that is the important vessel God provided to to carry out your earthly purpose. And it takes no time to care for what’s important.

Worrying is a waste of time – pray and then have faith that God will provide. Guilt is a waste of time – pray and have faith that God will forgive. Judging someone else is a waste of time – you are not the judge of another’s path to Heaven, they are not to judge yours, that’s for God to do. Doing things to excess, even positive things, is a waste of time – the peace and contentment you need for Heaven comes with moderation.

Do not waste time on any action that distracts you from your purpose of learning how to accept the glorious gift of Heaven. When you succeed at doing that, there’s plenty of time for what you need to get done.



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