I’ve been pondering why I write this blog. I think it mostly is a challenge to myself to have some type of log or record of things going on; however, I really don’t include much from what happens weekly or even daily.
It feels like there is too much to say. And then it feels like there really is not enough to even put down on paper. Isn’t that a paradox.
I mean there are things happening in our lives every day, big, meaningful, eventful things that can shape how you feel for days, and then you look at it and think “why would anyone want to know that?”. I don’t know, maybe I am just looking for an easy way out and think that might be to write a whole blog on why I have nothing to say.
Days can blend into days; doing work, staying busy with daily activities, just getting ready for an upcoming event can fill our time. Interestingly enough, the Bible does say a few things about our daily lives:
Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV): "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil".
Psalm 90:12 (NIV): "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom".
Colossians 4:5 (NIV): "Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity".
I find it interesting that these verses, along a very similar topic, are in quite different parts or events of the Bible.
In Ephesians, Paul is writing to the church of Ephesus, during a time most scholars believe he is imprisoned in Roman. Here is a guy who is sitting in jail, probably not a cell with a bed or running water, saying “be careful how you live”. Kind of convicting.
Psalm 90, widely attributed to be written by Moses, is considered the oldest Psalm in the Bible. I find it rather comforting to know that even in those times of the Israelites searching for where God was going to guide them, that there was instruction given to how we consider our days.
And then in Colossians, in a period of time where Paul is disciplining Timothy, he considers that each moment we have, we need to invite others to know Christ. That we need to be mindful of how we appear and how we act. Again, it’s quite convicting.
So as I consider how I am spending my days, I ask God to reveal to me – based on these 3 scriptures, how are my days going, and am I fulfilling what He has asked of me?
Peace,
PTV