Faith Words: Lesson Learned

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I’m sitting here going through stuff from. Matthew’s closet. Christmas ribbon, wrapping paper, etc. Why didn’t I do this years ago?  Out of sight, out of mind. I’ve let so much time sift through my fingers without realizing it’s value. Priceless. Irreplaceable. Gone forever. Lesson learned. 

Yet I continue to act as if I control the time I’ve been given. Charade. Foolishness. Self-deception. Lesson learned. 

But have I really learned my lesson?  I spend my time as if I had as endless supply and I don’t. Each day, each moment is precious and deserves to be treasured like the gift from God it is. Lesson learned 

I want to invest in the time the Lord has allotted for my life and reap the dividends of time well-spent. I want to be aware of the value of each moment of time as I live it, not wasting it, carelessly throwing it away on uselessness or destructive behavior. Lesson learned. 

Thank you, Father, for the gift of time and remind me not to squander it. 

Lesson learned. 

Patrice ‭‭

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:


Comments

Sheree Denny said…
1 Corinthians 8:1 B

We all possess knowledge. But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
October 20, 2022 at 9:25 PM
Carol Rea said…
Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in a persons heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
December 4, 2022 at 12:03 AM
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