Have you noticed how kids love those ‘guess the jellybeans
in the jar’ competitions? They will spend forever shaking the jar and trying to
count the jellybeans at the bottom of the jar, losing track and starting again.
There’s a YouTube clip that you may have seen called, ‘The
time you have… in jellybeans’ and it’s an amazing representation of how we use
our time. Did you know that we spend nearly 5 times more days watching TV than
caring for friends and family? We spend over 23 years of our lives (after the
age of 15) asleep. We spend only slightly more time investing in our
communities and churches than we do grooming ourselves. (Who spends time working
out all those stats?) Check out the clip below.
Those of us who work in children and family ministry always
seem to be short of time. There’s always something else that needs to be done,
prepared, organised or cleaned up.
But maybe, there are some ways that we can restructure
our time and our lives for greater purpose. For example, if I watch half as
much TV, I will have another 1338 days. If I listen to podcasts and audio books
whilst travelling, I will have used my time in a more meaningful and useful
fashion. The majority of my meals can become memorable experiences with friends
and family if I plan to eat with others.
Psalm 90:12 is a great reminder: Help us to number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Instead of just crossing tasks off your to-do list, how can
you plan your day for greater impact? What life-changing decision/s will you make today? How much time will you spend building memories? How much joy
for others can you create?
What would you do differently if you only had one more day?
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