Slipping Thru My Fingers

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Ephesians 5:15–17 (KJV) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

What it is speaking to me:

Life is fleeting. One day we are here, the next we are gone. It can be so easy to take for granted how much time we have in a given day, week, month, or year. But in reality we are guaranteed nothing.

I don't say all this from a place of fear or melancholy, but more as a challenge. How do we spend our time in a given day, week, month, or year? When we think about a span of a year, we think we have so much time, while a day seems so short. So I waste a chunk of my day on doom scrolling or bingeing TV shows. I justify it by just needing a break from the busyness of the week. But what happens if I waste that same chunk several days of the week? A month? Then suddenly the aspirations for the year are effectively not met. The year is gone, while the days were full.

We all get the same time, the same day, week, month, and year. How we spend it is what makes the difference.

Paul's call to "redeem the time" is not just a nudge toward better productivity. It is a reminder that our time belongs to God. The question is not whether we are busy enough, but whether we are intentional enough. Are the hours we pour into our days actually pointing toward something eternal, or are they quietly slipping away toward things that don't matter?

No guilt trips, just awareness.

What is it saying to you?

What activity have you been putting off that you want to do?

What's stopping you?

What activity are you doing that you know you should probably cut back on?

What are we going to do about it?

Identifying one time-wasting activity (e.g., excessive scrolling) you will replace with a focused, productive activity today.