Spending Time by Jewels From The Word

I have probably spent one-quarter of my life taking pictures, looking at pictures, printing pictures, or going through pictures looking for a particular one. I suppose you could say that my hobby is photography. I have a lot of hobbies. Counted cross-stitch, needlepoint, crocheting, sewing, and reading are the ones that come to mind, but the only one I regularly do is read. I don’t have time for them anymore.

A doctor asked me once what my hobbies were, and my grandson who was along for the ride said, “Facebook.” The doctor and I got a big laugh out of that, but I think the doctor believed him. Now if you are my Facebook friend, you’d probably agree with my grandson. It does seem like I am always on Facebook, but I am on there in spurts, not long continuous sessions.

It’s easy to let time slip away. How many days have gone by that I was so preoccupied with all that was going on that I didn’t spend enough time with the Lord, praying and reading His word?

Prayer and reading God’s word, the Bible, connects us to Him. It’s similar to the way the branch of a vine grows out from the root.

Jesus said, “I am the vine itself, you are the branches. It is the man who shares my life and whose life I share who proves fruitful.

But if you live your life in me, and my words live in your hearts, you can ask for whatever you like and it will come true for you. This is how my Father will be glorified—in your becoming fruitful and being my disciples.” John chapter 15, verses 5 and 7, J.B. Phillips New Testament.

It is so easy to get caught up in this world and distracted rather than studying God’s word and spending time in prayer, but if you make the choice to grow close to Jesus and study His word, you’ll be taking that first step toward being His disciple.