I lost a friend last year. A sweet woman named Rita. No sickness, no symptoms, no signs were there to tell me I’d lose her. All I know is that one day she was here and the next day she was gone. I got a call from a friend of hers who lived in the same apartment block.
“Did you hear the news?” she said. “Rita passed away last night.”
I couldn’t believe it was true. How could it possibly be, when I had just spoken to her on the phone?
As I got to thinking about her today, I was reminded how quickly things change. How the people we love come and go, and how any day could be the last day we have. I’m not saying this to bring you down, I’m just saying that we need to treasure the time that we have, and make the most of our lives.
Time is precious. Are you using it well? Are you intentional about the way that you spend it? Are you wasting your days on screen time, or are you making the most of your days by loving the family and friends that you have?
Most importantly are you serving the Lord? Are you walking in light, or could it be that you’re waiting until you get older to get right with God? If so, that’s a dangerous mindset to have. We don’t know when the Lord will return for His church, it could be today, or it could be next year. All we know is that the day will spring up upon us like a thief in the night.
And so, the Bible tells us to be careful about how we’re living, and to use our time wisely by making the most of the opportunities we have. What kind of opportunities? Opportunities to reach out to others, to grow in our faith, and to share the gospel of Christ.
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV)
Tilling the Soil
Reach out to someone that you haven’t connected with for a while to say hello and to let them know you are thinking about them.
Planting Hope
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,I know that full well. (Psalm 13y careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV)
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Darlene Schacht and her husband Michael live in Manitoba Canada where the summers are beautiful and the winters are cold. Together they’ve come to learn that relationships aren’t always easy, but that marriage, the way God intended it to be, is a treasure worth fighting for.
She began her publishing journey about twelve years ago when she pioneered one of the first online magazines for Christian women, known at the time as “Christian Women Online Magazine.” After three years, Darlene left CWO to blog as a solo author at Time-Warp Wife Ministries.
It was also during this transition that she worked alongside actress Candace Cameron Bure to write the NYT Best-Selling book, Reshaping it All: Motivation for Spiritual and Physical Fitness. Reshaping it All was the winner of both the 2011 USA Best Book Awards and the 2012 Christian Reading Retailers Choice Awards.
Author of more than 15 books, Darlene continues to write and to minister to her readers through her blog at TimeWarpWife.com.
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You are loved by an almighty God,
Darlene Schacht
The Time-Warp Wife