Keep me from time wasting

Turn_my_eyes.JPGWhat do you value?

Psalms 119:37 (NET)

So often we talk of revival yet our focus is all to often drawn away to other distractions! Yes?

This morning v37 hit me! How often do we get distracted by worthless things – and I don’t necessarily mean inappropriate material but even the everyday distractions like checking out the latest smart phones, or the new car specs we dream about owning one day!

When I consider those things that distract me I have to ask myself: Am I showing value more to temporary and worthless things? And how are these things reviving my heart – because as I ponder I am coming to realise that I actually think these things are a form of revival, at least temporarily they awaken something in me!

However, true revival comes from spending time in God’s word! v36 true revivalgives a real desire for God’s kingdom rule and it starts in our hearts!

Finally, a question I ask myself, what am I valuing? I will always make time for what I value! Is God’s word so valueable to me I want to daily eat it so that it revives in me His kingdom so that I may live the desires he gives me from the inside out!

Bring it on Lord! Revive me today!

 

Published by RichieGadget

Richie has been working with young people since 1992, in a variety of contexts, and in 2000 graduated from Moorlands College with a BA degree in Applied Theology/Youth & Community work with National accreditation (UK). Since then he has been involved in pioneering youth work as a Youth & Children’s worker in Berkshire, training and mentoring youth workers as a field work tutor for Centre for Youth Ministry, Oxford as well as engaging in local church work. Richie first started out in radio in 2000 with a temporary license and a show on Hope FM in Bournemouth - since then he’s been involved in various project with radio including working with 16 - 25 year olds on a millennium volunteers project in 2002 and from 2006 to 2008 worked as a volunteer for Hospital Radio in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, presenting request shows, breakfast and a Sunday afternoon specialist show. Richie moved to Ireland in the autumn of 2008 to work primarily for Spirit Radio Ireland in as the Operations Support Manager, as well as presenting a regular Saturday show and makes features and contributions to programming.

One thought on “Keep me from time wasting”

  1. It’s so easy to find one-self getting side-tracked on the least important things! Perhaps limiting Facebook time to just one hour a day – and asking people not to send me urgent messages on Facebook but use traditional method of email & phone!?!

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