The smell of brewing coffee and cooking eggs filled the air. Waiters and waitresses hustled and bustled about serving their customers cheerfully. I looked across the table at my mom as she and I considered a portion of Scripture together over breakfast.
Psalm 90:12, "So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom."
As my mom shared her thoughts, I immediately saw a timeline in my head. At birth, everyone is given a timeline that will be filled with various events and decisions, big moments and small moments. The catch is, though, that each person only has so many years to accomplish these things before time runs out.
I thought back on my own life. I have already spent 22 years of my timeline. 22 years that I will never get back. How many more years do I have to complete my part in history? Life is so fleeting, and my desire is to live with a passion for righteousness. But have I accomplished that? I think in some ways I have, and in a lot of ways I haven't.
If we are taught to number our days, it's as if there is a level of urgency in our lives that may not otherwise have been there. We only have so much time left on our timeline... are we using it wisely?
I think that's where the heart of wisdom comes into play. If we are numbering our days, doing a countdown of sorts, then it forces us to realize that we MUST live wisely. We must decide on our priorities, and not lose ourselves in worrying over things that hold zero value. We must devote everything we've got to a job well done, and avoid foolish mistakes and distractions as much as possible. Time is oh so precious and therefore something that we can't afford to waste.
At the end of all things, I long to hear my Savior say, "well done, good and faithful servant." In order for something to be done, I have to do it in the first place! I don't want to look back on a life filled with regrets and worries over things that don't matter. I want to be able to look back on my life and say that I was faithful with things that the Lord entrusted to my care.
Personally I believe that numbering our days should inspire us to live humbly, faithfully, and wisely. After all, this life that we are living is not going to last forever. So with the time that we have, let's live in such a way that we may hear, "well done, good and faithful servant."
Psalm 90:12, "So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom."
As my mom shared her thoughts, I immediately saw a timeline in my head. At birth, everyone is given a timeline that will be filled with various events and decisions, big moments and small moments. The catch is, though, that each person only has so many years to accomplish these things before time runs out.
I thought back on my own life. I have already spent 22 years of my timeline. 22 years that I will never get back. How many more years do I have to complete my part in history? Life is so fleeting, and my desire is to live with a passion for righteousness. But have I accomplished that? I think in some ways I have, and in a lot of ways I haven't.
If we are taught to number our days, it's as if there is a level of urgency in our lives that may not otherwise have been there. We only have so much time left on our timeline... are we using it wisely?
I think that's where the heart of wisdom comes into play. If we are numbering our days, doing a countdown of sorts, then it forces us to realize that we MUST live wisely. We must decide on our priorities, and not lose ourselves in worrying over things that hold zero value. We must devote everything we've got to a job well done, and avoid foolish mistakes and distractions as much as possible. Time is oh so precious and therefore something that we can't afford to waste.
At the end of all things, I long to hear my Savior say, "well done, good and faithful servant." In order for something to be done, I have to do it in the first place! I don't want to look back on a life filled with regrets and worries over things that don't matter. I want to be able to look back on my life and say that I was faithful with things that the Lord entrusted to my care.
Personally I believe that numbering our days should inspire us to live humbly, faithfully, and wisely. After all, this life that we are living is not going to last forever. So with the time that we have, let's live in such a way that we may hear, "well done, good and faithful servant."
