Not Enough Hours (re-posted by request)

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:15-16 NKJV

How many times have you heard the phrase - There aren't enough hours in the day...? I've said it myself, more often than I care to admit. In fact, I used to try to convince God I needed at least 2 more hours in a day, that if He would make it so I only needed 4 hours sleep to be good that would work better for me. He didn't buy it.

Have you ever stopped to think about how many hours there are in a week?  Seven days of 24 hours equals 168... 168 hours. I don't know too many people who actually sleep a full 8 hours, but we'll use that as the norm. If I sleep 8 hours a night, that's 56 hours a week. Subtract that from 168 and I have 112 hours left. That's okay. If I work 50 hours a week, that leaves me with 62 discretionary hours...

62 hours a week - not accounted for. That's two whole days, plus 14 more hours. When was the last time you remember having two whole days' worth of hours, plus 14 more to be used at your discretion? Okay, even if you work 60 hours a week, you still have 52 hours, which is still more than two days. Whether or not we remember them, that's what we have. The numbers don't lie.

What do we do with those hours? Why don't we think we have enough? If we divide 62 by 7, it equals 8.86 hours a day... If hours are the currency of our lives, how are we spending our lives?

Prayer:

Father,

           Strike this truth deep into our spirits. Help us to be better stewards of the time You've given us. May that time be spent wisely, in a worthwhile manner, and not wasted. Cause us to be AWARE of this. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen