The answer is YES. How, you may ask?... Well, what consumes your time? What do you think about day and night? What do you plan your schedule around? Are you consumed by the internet? Can you not survive the week if you don't get to see your favorite show on TV? Do constant thoughts about your future (spouse, job, finances, schooling, etc...) consume your mind?
If you answered yes to any of those, it is possible that you might need to make some changes... And I am not just talking to my readers. I am also talking to myself. I recently gave up the Facebook game FarmVille for this very reason. When I am worried that my crops will die instead of how I am treating others, or how my outwardly example is showing God's love, I think I have a problem... We don't need the things of this world. The Bible says "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2) How are we supposed to know what God's perfect will is, if we have consumed our mind with "which crop should I plant, how am I going to get enough items to build my turkey roost, I really need to create another Facebook account so that I can help myself with my barn raising and give myself that pig to finish my pig pen"... What could you be doing with your time instead of "wasting" it on things that will not help you in the future? I personally have decided to turn my past FarmVille time into a more productive use of my time. This includes helping others with things around the house, updating the church's web site, making consistent blog entries for you, and writing letters of encouragement to others.
Now, I am not saying that FarmVille is bad, or that you are making an idol out of any of those things I mentioned above. What I am saying is you might want to examine your life and what is consuming your time. Maybe refocus yourself on things that God has desired that you focus on. Maybe he has been trying to tell you to start a Bible study with some friends of yours, or volunteer at church with the kids, be on the worship team, or run power point and/or the sound system. God has given you talents and gifts. What are some of your gifts and talents? Are you using them to bring honor and glory to God? If not, how can you change that?
Make a decision to not squander your time here on earth. As people like to say "We only live once". I don't want to look back and see that I spent 1000 hours playing a useless computer game that I now have nothing to show for...
Let me know what changes you want to make in your life or have made and how they are making a difference for you! As always I am very interested in your feedback!!
Blessings! ~S*
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