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Stop Wasting Time
By kirk noonan | October 20, 2008
On my way into work this morning I found myself wasting time thinking about things that don’t really matter. For instance, I entertained words people had said to me (and things I had said) in the past week. I wondered why the drive-thru line at McDonald’s seemed to get longer every day. I also thought about the price of gas and speculated as to why it was dropping.
A lone and private conversation taking place between my ears. Sometimes such moments are good. Problem was — on this morning — I wasn’t accomplishing much or drawing any strong conclusions. It was like watching reruns on television for no other reason than to watch television.
It was not yet 7 a.m. and already I felt as if I was wasting my time, my day, my life. Fortunately, it dawned on me to pray. First, for my wife and kids, then for our extended family, and finally for our friends. As I prayed my worries vanished, the knot in my stomach subsided and I started to feel some peace. Pulling into the parking lot at work I wished I had a few more miles to drive and regretted the driving time wasted on the inane things of life.
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October 20th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Oh I can SO relate to this blog. It is a constant battle to take my thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ — to remind my “common sense” life that I must be about my Father’s business, and don’t have time for the unimportant minutia that assaults my senses.
Thanks for the good word!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Oh man, if this isn’t me to a T!! Check this out though. Sometimes I feel guilty for missing my morning devotions but not really guilty enough to pray on my way to work. There are times I shut the radio off, wanting to pray, only to sit there and have my mind race about things. I find it difficult at times to focus enough and pray while driving. Good work, my man.