Comments on: The Preciousness of Time http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:40:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Nathan http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-492331 Nathan Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-492331 Hayley, Thank you so much for your post. My best friends Grandpa went without any warning, and after my dad (an emergancy room doc.) and several others couldn't save him, I regretted that I didn't get to know him better. Several of my close friends have lost family who were also close to me. It just reminds of how God has gifted us with life, and he can take away that gift whenever he chooses. LIVE LIKE NO TOMORROW!! Hayley, Thank you so much for your post. My best friends Grandpa went without any warning, and after my dad (an emergancy room doc.) and several others couldn’t save him, I regretted that I didn’t get to know him better. Several of my close friends have lost family who were also close to me. It just reminds of how God has gifted us with life, and he can take away that gift whenever he chooses. LIVE LIKE NO TOMORROW!!

]]> By: Hayley Drew http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-491101 Hayley Drew Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-491101 I saved this last week to read after you first posted it. Forgot about it for a few days. I had even forgotten what it was about. I got around to reading it Thursday morning. I thought, "Oh. Cool." My boyfriend/best friend and I had just talked about the preciousness of time and that when we're being lazy or wasting our time doing things that don't really matter (like me watching sports on tv ALOT) we're not really glorifying God. Then that afternoon my sister called me and told me that a friend of mine had a gun accident and didn't make it. He was only 14. He was so full of life - so happy, carefree, and just in the moment (in a good way). One thing everyone has talked about is his smile. He was one of those people who, it didn't matter what kind of day you were having, he could instantly light up a room and make you smile. Just with a smile. My devo that morning had been about sorrow and how God doesn't take us out of sorrow usually but brings us through it. I would never normally connect sorrow with the preciousness of time, but I have in the last few days. As we remembered him and said goodbye to his body yesterday at his funeral, I thought more and more about the preciousness of time. Our time on earth is short. Sometimes shorter than we would ever expect. We should always cherish every moment and glorify God in everything. Once a moment is wasted, that's it - it's gone. Wyatt was an example of living every moment to the fullest. I can't wait to see his infectious smile again. But while I'm still here, I pray I cherish every moment and use every bit of time God gives me to glorify Him that He may use me and touch others through me like He used Wyatt. I saved this last week to read after you first posted it. Forgot about it for a few days. I had even forgotten what it was about. I got around to reading it Thursday morning. I thought, “Oh. Cool.” My boyfriend/best friend and I had just talked about the preciousness of time and that when we’re being lazy or wasting our time doing things that don’t really matter (like me watching sports on tv ALOT) we’re not really glorifying God. Then that afternoon my sister called me and told me that a friend of mine had a gun accident and didn’t make it. He was only 14. He was so full of life - so happy, carefree, and just in the moment (in a good way). One thing everyone has talked about is his smile. He was one of those people who, it didn’t matter what kind of day you were having, he could instantly light up a room and make you smile. Just with a smile.
My devo that morning had been about sorrow and how God doesn’t take us out of sorrow usually but brings us through it. I would never normally connect sorrow with the preciousness of time, but I have in the last few days.
As we remembered him and said goodbye to his body yesterday at his funeral, I thought more and more about the preciousness of time. Our time on earth is short. Sometimes shorter than we would ever expect. We should always cherish every moment and glorify God in everything. Once a moment is wasted, that’s it - it’s gone. Wyatt was an example of living every moment to the fullest. I can’t wait to see his infectious smile again. But while I’m still here, I pray I cherish every moment and use every bit of time God gives me to glorify Him that He may use me and touch others through me like He used Wyatt.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-490848 Nathan Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:47:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-490848 Awesome, it struck a cord. It is true though. I bet I spend a ton of time sitten doin' nothin'. Found a good resource. "A life God rewards for teens" by Bruce Wilkinson is an incredible book/CD that is not a waste. Awesome, it struck a cord. It is true though. I bet I spend a ton of time sitten doin’ nothin’. Found a good resource. “A life God rewards for teens” by Bruce Wilkinson is an incredible book/CD that is not a waste.

]]> By: Dan http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489711 Dan Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489711 If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application inspired by David Allen’s GTD: <a href="http://www.gtdagenda.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.Gtdagenda.com</a> You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar. A mobile version is available too. If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application inspired by David Allen’s GTD:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

]]> By: Joseph Goodwin http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489377 Joseph Goodwin Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:30:27 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489377 Phillip, Thanks very much! That was exactly what I was curious about. I (momentarily!) forgot that everything is to be done for God's glory-including relaxation. Just as added imput, I think Ecclesiastes might work well here, also. Especially Ecc. 12: 13-14. Thanks again! Phillip,
Thanks very much! That was exactly what I was curious about. I (momentarily!) forgot that everything is to be done for God’s glory-including relaxation. Just as added imput, I think Ecclesiastes might work well here, also. Especially Ecc. 12: 13-14.
Thanks again!

]]> By: Cody B. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489261 Cody B. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:51:46 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489261 Wow! That was a great essay. It really had some good stuff in it. Wow! That was a great essay. It really had some good stuff in it.

]]> By: Elizabeth B http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489219 Elizabeth B Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:47:06 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489219 I have been struggling to use my time wisely lately. With a part time job, and getting ready to leave for two weeks, important things have been neglected. I need to get my priorities straight. Thanks for this eye-opener! I have been struggling to use my time wisely lately. With a part time job, and getting ready to leave for two weeks, important things have been neglected. I need to get my priorities straight. Thanks for this eye-opener!

]]> By: Phillip K. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489184 Phillip K. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:39:55 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489184 Joseph, this is a topic that I have thought about a lot recently. I'm assuming its the stuff that isn't necessarily good or bad but is fun that you're talking about. I think that time spent doing something relaxing is fine, but it just needs to be limited. It's important to make sure that something important is not being neglected. Also, during free time you should actually do something that you want to do rather than just randomly searching TV channels or something like that. The important thing is to still be able to glorify God even if the activity isn't patently "righteous". I Timothy 6:17-19 can apply here. Paul is essentially saying that God does provide things to enjoy, but that enjoyment is secondary to good works and service. Obviously, I don't always abide by the above principles or claim to have this topic all figured out, but that's my view on it. I hope that helps. Phillip Joseph, this is a topic that I have thought about a lot recently. I’m assuming its the stuff that isn’t necessarily good or bad but is fun that you’re talking about. I think that time spent doing something relaxing is fine, but it just needs to be limited. It’s important to make sure that something important is not being neglected. Also, during free time you should actually do something that you want to do rather than just randomly searching TV channels or something like that. The important thing is to still be able to glorify God even if the activity isn’t patently “righteous”. I Timothy 6:17-19 can apply here. Paul is essentially saying that God does provide things to enjoy, but that enjoyment is secondary to good works and service. Obviously, I don’t always abide by the above principles or claim to have this topic all figured out, but that’s my view on it. I hope that helps.

Phillip

]]> By: Alex Jordan Harris http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489164 Alex Jordan Harris Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:50:46 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489164 <b>Joseph:</b> If you haven't read it yet, I'd highly recommend our previous post <a href="http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/doing-too-much/" rel="nofollow">"Doing Too Much?"</a> as a companion to this one. They are meant to balance each other. :) Joseph: If you haven’t read it yet, I’d highly recommend our previous post “Doing Too Much?” as a companion to this one. They are meant to balance each other. :)

]]> By: Joseph Goodwin http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/the-preciousness-of-time/#comment-489123 Joseph Goodwin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:19:33 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-489123 What a highly convicting message! When Edwards starts out with the preciousness of time, that in and of itself, is thought-provoking, let alone when he links it back to the accountability that we owe to Christ for our time. It's easy to forget that we are stewards of time. William Wilberforce's lament for his wasted years of youth seem to be one thing that Edwards was driving at. I also find the comments on changing NOW convicting. Talk about doing a hard thing! However, I'm curious: where does leisure time come into play in all of this? Yes, we were created to work; yes, we must redeem the time; yes, God desires our absolute best in our tasks and time; but what about free time? Knowing something of Edwards' history, it seems like he was, to an extant, opposed to free time. Help?! What a highly convicting message! When Edwards starts out with the preciousness of time, that in and of itself, is thought-provoking, let alone when he links it back to the accountability that we owe to Christ for our time. It’s easy to forget that we are stewards of time. William Wilberforce’s lament for his wasted years of youth seem to be one thing that Edwards was driving at. I also find the comments on changing NOW convicting. Talk about doing a hard thing!
However, I’m curious: where does leisure time come into play in all of this? Yes, we were created to work; yes, we must redeem the time; yes, God desires our absolute best in our tasks and time; but what about free time? Knowing something of Edwards’ history, it seems like he was, to an extant, opposed to free time. Help?!

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