The Ticking of Time. What Am I Going to Do With It?

Well, Another year has almost come and gone.  Where did it go, and what did I do with it?  Time does fly by so fast.  Is that because I am so caught up in day-to-day activities, or even if I had nothing on my plate would it still be gone in an instant?

It’s been an eventful year, I suppose.  Seems as though far too much time was spent at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital!!!  One brother-in-law had by-pass surgery.  One brother-in-law had brain surgery.  I had a hysterectomy.  There for a while we were all kinda sick of the phone ringing – we never knew who was going to TMH next!  But, for the most part, that has all passed us now.

Our kids have grown even more; their activities keep us busy, and hopefully young!  Marshall is in the 6th grade this year and has been on the A/B honor roll the entire first semester.  He’s a great kid.  The song in my heart.  Ross is still living in Orlando and rapidly learning what it means to sow into others’ lives.  He’s a great young man.

I can’t believe we’re almost through the Holiday Season once again.  Christmas was a wonderful time spent with family.  A great time to tangibly see how blessed we are.  The “New Year” is rapidly approaching and giving me cause to think about where I’m going and what I’m doing.  For the last several months it has been on my mind.  What will the New Year hold?  What will I do with my time, talents, resources?  What do my goals need to be?

I don’t really do the “New Year’s Resolution” thing.  I do like to set goals, however.  I’m just not sure what those goals are, just yet.  I do know that one of them is to spend more time in God’s Word.  More time in prayer.  More time seeking His face.  Perhaps that is the ultimate “goal” and everything else will fall in to place as it should.  Priorities.  Yep, that word again.  Priorities.  If I set my priorities on Him, then I think everything else will handle itself.  I know that sounds a bit simplistic, but it’s true.  Of course, I still have to put my effort into things.  Goals are still good.  God gives us goals in our hearts.  He likes to see us fulfill them.  They are His plan for us.  But if I’m not seeking Him first, these other things won’t fall into place as they should.

It’s just something to think about as the new year approaches.  Instead of asking myself, “What do I want to do with this next year?”, I am asking God, “What would You have me do with this next year?”