Time and I do not get along very well. It always flies when I’m having fun and goes by way too fast. It knows that if I have it, I will waste it, and it’s never, ever on my side.
And I can see why. I spend way too much of it being idle, I’m notorious for squandering it and I don’t always plan to use it wisely. I wait until the last minute to try and make the most of it, and before I know it, it’s gone.
It doesn’t matter how hard I try to control it. It will not speed up and it will not slow down. It will not pause when I just need a minute, and it demands my patience, though I never really want to give it. I’m always pressed for it, it always has constraints, and it ignores my pleas for just a little more. Things have been this way for quite a while, and I’m convinced that it really is time for a change.
So, I’m learning.
I’m learning to make the most of every moment and to put my time to good use. I’m discovering ways to celebrate it, to embrace it, to maximize it, and spend it well. I’m learning to redeem the time because the days are evil; learning to trust God because my times are in His hands. I’m learning to walk patiently with Him as time passes, confident that He has ordained a time for every purpose and every work.
I’m learning to number my days to gain a heart of wisdom. So, I value the 5,475 days I’ve spent with my husband and look forward to the thousands yet ahead. I cherish the minutes with my children, who will only live about a quarter of their lives in my care, and I’m refusing to let that time just slip away.
I’m renegotiating my relationship with time, and I’m inviting you to do the same. There’s no time like the present and there’s not a minute to spare, because I’m running out of clever quotes and we’re running out of time.
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