Walt Whitman is quoted as saying, "To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle."
Do you often give this answer to a child; "Not now I'm busy"? How about "actions speak louder than words"? Virtually every child absorbs what adults do more than what they say. L.O.V.E. to a trusting child is spelled T.I.M.E. Often we adults wonder why children may not respect us. Do we stop and think about how much time we are investing in them?
We wear watches, our cellular phones have clocks on them, our computer has the time constantly on the screen and nearly every room in the house has a clock. There is probably more than one calendar in the house or office as well.
Check out Matthew 6:33 and decide what is important in your life. Time is a fleeting thing. How we use it is of utmost importance. It could mean the future of a child, a spouse, friend or even a stranger who needs someone to take notice. By the way, adult "children" will not outgrow the need for our time.
"Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom," Psalm 90:12. Good instruction when you consider this; "Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are {just} a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away," James 4:14.
Some things that we think can't wait, CAN WAIT! A missed influential moment cannot be regained.
Take T.I.M.E. to think about it!
Mike
((Thanks to Michael Morton for providing the idea and significant material used in this article.))
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