It's Time To Get Started

Day Two.

Yep. It's Day Two of 2017. Only 363 days left in this one after today. Time's flyin', isn't it? It will, quickly enough.

Time is a funny thing. It is said that time flies when you're having fun, and that time goes faster the older you get. You can have too much time on your hands, or it can slip through your fingers. Einstein said, "Time is an illusion," Ben Franklin said, "Lost time is never found again," and Mother Teresa said, "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”

It's never too late (or too early!) to get started

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. What is 2017 time for? Is this the year you commit to regular church attendance, or perhaps tithing? Is this the year you decide to read through the Bible? In the next twelve months, do you heal relationships that have been wounded, face habitual sins deeply rooted, or start every day in a time of prayer? It's Day Two. It's time to get started.

Maybe this is the year you join a small group in your church, or invite that certain someone to a group you are already in. Or perhaps this is the year you get an accountability partner, or start a Cord of Three with two of your friends and walk through life together. Maybe this is the year you get serious about your marriage, your kids, your future. There is a time for everything. Maybe this is the time.

2017 will be gone before you know it.

Day to day, time can seem to drag, but a year can pass so quickly. Before you know it, a decade has passed. I was born not only last century, but the last millennium, for crying out loud! I'm probably at least halfway through this life (how many 86 year olds do you know?). It's gone quickly, and I have no delusions that time is going to slow down. I don't have any time to waste!

If there is something you know you should do  this year, do it. Today if you can, tomorrow if you must, but don't put it off. Next week becomes next month becomes next year. Next year becomes never. If it's important, do it. Don't wait. While we don't know who first said it, it is certainly true that time waits for no man.

It's time to change the world

This is the year. Why? Because it is now. Now is the time because now is what we have. We may have tomorrow, but then again, we may not. Even if we do, someone else will not. Our days are numbered; we should use them wisely.

The idea of changing the world may seem far-fetched or intimidating, but the reality is, we all change the world. By being here and doing whatever we do, we affect the world around us. This year, commit to changing it intentionally. Decide how you want to change the world, then do it. A good start might be by changing ourselves.

No extra days this year.

We had an extra day in 2016 (although the presidential campaign made it seem like we had at least an extra month!). Not so in 2017. 365 is all we get. One down, 364 to go.

How are you going to use them?