We moved our clocks forward an hour this weekend. My body will take at least two weeks to adjust. As I do my daily tasks today, I keep looking at the clock and I wonder why it doesn't seem as if I have the same amount of time as I had before Springing ahead one hour. For some reason, this 'Saving Time' has removed much needed time. Every Spring and every Fall I cringe at the fact of adjusting to another time change. Won't it be wonderful when we are no longer held in the prison of time? Thinking about this time change caused me to remember Ephesians 5:15-17.
"See that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
So, what does it mean to walk 'circumspectly?'
It means to live intentionally, carefully, and wisely with a keen awareness of one's surroundings, actions and other potential dangers. It implies looking all around, to act with diligence and precision, rather than blindly or foolishly.
I know that when I am out and about doing errands by myself, I am constantly aware of who is in front of me, beside me and who is walking behind me. (And sometimes when they are too close!) By being vigilant and aware of my surroundings and of those who are in the same space that I am occupying, I can protect myself from danger.
God protects me to, and He has shown me in His Word how I can be vigilant, have wisdom, fulfill my purpose and consider any consequences that my actions or words will cause others as well as myself.
To be vigilant, God tells us in 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour."
To have wisdom, we can ask God for it: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5
To discern that the wisdom is from God: "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy." James 3:17
God has a purpose for each one of us as we walk circumspectly:
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." Jeremiah 29:11
And as unexpected situations come our way while walking circumspectly, we must trust that God is in control. "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
Roman's 8:28 promises us good for those who are the called and love God.
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
And then we are reminded that there are consequences for everything we do and say, and on the flip side there are consequences for everything we do not say and what we do not do. The consequences will not only hurt ourselves, but others:
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7-8
I wasn't a fan of DST before this study, and I'm still not a fan of DST, however, God allowed me to spend a little extra time in His Word today for Him to show me how I should use my time, and how to walk in the time He has given me.
And with that being said...
I'm going to go and take a nap...
But that's just me!
"Don't see DST as losing an hour. See it as losing all excuses that were holding you back."
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