Lord, Don’t Let Time Pass Me By by Jennifer Workman
I wake up daily with a renewed sense of purpose and every opportunity that I have, I try to utilize it wisely recognizing life has been given as a gift from the Lord.
I don’t want time to find me so focused and enmeshed with the “cares of life,” that those insignificant things keeps me from being effective for the kingdom of God.
I am conscience of the fact that God didn’t give me this opportunity “unto myself” but to use it as a means to empower and bless others around me.
Don’t let time pass me by that I neglect to take time with my family and create memories that are priceless and can’t be given back.
I have heard the expression “life is what you make of it” and although I agree, I also believe that it could be so much more with God spearheading every direction of our lives.
Please don’t let time find me so focused on past hurts, failures and disappointments that I allow the “old mentality” to keep me from enjoying every day that has been given as a blessing from God.
The Bible tells us straightforwardly that to “everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NKJV). When we go through life with this etched in our minds, it causes us to view and handle life differently. I have heard Bishop T.D. Jakes make the statement that death doesn’t make him afraid, but what does cause him great discomfort is living life in regret because he didn’t manifest the purpose and plan God orchestrated for his life. Therefore, he didn’t have the opportunity to change things for the better for people and the world around him. I agree wholeheartedly with him. That is why I try to live my life with the mentality of making someone’s day better by utilizing my gifts, talents, skills and abilities to the glory of God. Then, when I die, I can rest “at ease” knowing I’ve fulfilled God’s purpose for my life and “didn’t let time pass me by!” As I reflect, and I am deeply contemplative, I am very thankful to the Lord and praise Him for all things. My continual prayer to the Lord as I start each day is, “Lord, please don’t let time pass me by.”
Satan has many tactics that he uses to rob us from living the best life we can while we are on earth, and we shouldn’t allow him the space to do so. Again, if we are distracted with “minor issues” that we make “major issues,” it keeps us from loving as we should and improving our world as a whole. When people look at us, specifically as Christians, they hope to see a difference in our character, behavior and lifestyle. They know what they see daily as “the norm,” and if we are no different from the rest of the world, then where can they look for encouragement in times of suffering and pain. That isn’t to say that Christians are “super human” and don’t have feelings or are exempt from pain. That is far from the truth. It would be a great encouragement to others to explain that we all experience and feel pain, and we can use that pain as a tool to bless others. So, I implore you again, “don’t let time pass you by.” You have a lot to give and a lot of people to bless in this life. Humbly submit yourselves to God and ask him to help you in the process to be all that He has predestined you to be from the foundations of the earth and “take wings and soar!”