The Purse - Time

Are you busy?

I usually am!  My job is pretty hectic – every day, 27 children enter my classroom for 6 ½ hours and then they disappear, usually leaving a trail of pencils and paper behind them!

Outside of work I try to keep up my social life which can take up lots of good and fun time.

Time is a weird thing.  It carries on regardless of what we do.  As I’ve got older I’ve found that time goes quicker and I end up wondering where it’s gone!  It makes me want to do more with my time and make the most of my life. 

Sometimes I find it quite hard to relax, particularly after work, which is why I try to leave as much of my job in my classroom and not take it home.  But I love that amongst the busy-ness of life and all the things we need to do, God has always given us time to rest, even from the very beginning!

“And on the seventh day God finished His work that He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all his work that He had done.  So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that He had done in creation.”
Genesis 2:2-3

Brilliant!

I used to find it really hard to relax when I was a student.  I know that might sound weird!  I wasn’t working full time so I had lots more time really, but because all my work had to be done at home or at uni it was really hard to switch off.  But what I did do was make sure I spent time with people who helped me to relax and have fun.  It was and still is also important to spend time with people who build you up and know you well!  But I love how God has given us time to relax and rest – we don’t function properly if we don’t!

Managing time can be hard too.  There are various things that take it up – friends, family, church, work, activities etc.  In John chapter 10, Jesus talked about being the good shepherd and how He has given us life…

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
John 10:10

God calls us to enjoy life!  It’s something He has given us and doesn’t want us to sit around feeling miserable but to make the most of it. 

Sometimes I can find it hard to find time to spend with God, as my weeks can get very busy sometimes.  But I know when I need to – there is nothing like spending time with Him!  I find that just sitting listening to a worship track, trying to empty my mind of everything that has happened that day, asking God to speak to me and reading a bit makes such a difference.  And this would be the most important use of my time – I know that without this I am rubbish!  The lives that God has called us to are not lives where we do everything in our own strength –

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13

This is a pretty powerful verse!  He does strengthen us.  There are things God calls us to do and we need His strength to be able to do it. 

So it’s a bit of a shorter one today but I thought I would leave you with a song that I’ve been listening to a lot recently, called Desert Song by Brooke Fraser.  It’s the chorus that I love!  Have a listen!