I heard a song recently about wasted time. The just of the song is about how some of the best days of our life are "wasted time"......meaning doing a whole lot of nothing with amazing people is what makes our days so much better....and memorable.
Thinking back to all the "wasted time" I've had over the years makes me smile.
- Driving late with good friends over state lines
- Sitting by the campfire staying up late talking about life....laughing about nothing.
- Riding on the bus screaming and laughing after a high school game
- Watching TV with my husband
- Long walks on the beach....in cold temperatures... :)
- Playing games with my kids
- Sitting on the porch swing on a hot summer night
Memories made with the ones you love are priceless. I guess I feel like if I have free time, it needs to be productive. I love getting things done, but I can be a procrastinator too.....if that makes sense? I feel that the laundry isn't going anywhere tomorrow and will still be there, so why does it need done NOW? That's how I think. I feel like spending time with people and making memories is what we should be doing, but life does get in the way, sometimes.
Some would say spending time with God in prayer and His Word is wasted time....meaning there is far better ways to spend their time. If you look at it the way the song does and how the BEST days of our life are filled with "wasted time", then yes it is wasted. I find that my best "wasted time" is spending it with God. Learning from His Word and His people keeps me going. I love learning more about Him. If I could take classes or study about Him more than I get to.....I would. Gaining knowledge about our God is fascinating to me. That time to me is the best way to waste time.
I have spent a lot of time that i will not call wasted, but maybe i will call it (not so productive time). But, i agree those are good memories. I was talking with Karen just after dinner today as we sitting on the swing. We were recalling some of the time we spent in our back yard around the fire pit or just sitting on the swing. In fact that ( not so productive time ), actually helped bring me back to God. I would sit with Karen beside me and a nice clear warm day, not hot like it is now, but just a good day to be outside. I would think of how lucky i was that God gave me those nice days and her to be with me, on my days off. I started thanking him for them and they just kept coming. So, sometimes it takes some ( not so productive time ), to help you realize just how great our God is. It was not about making money when i was sitting on the swing, it was not about cutting the grass or trying to make my house look better or even some of the good food i ate. It was just sitting around wasting time that brought me to one of the greatest times in my life.....
ReplyDeleteAmen......God uses all situations in our life to draw us to himself! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree...."not so productive time" is a good way to describe it also. I just followed the song lyric and went with it. I like how you describe your days and time. Thank you.