Time Out

When our children misbehave we might put them in “Time Out.” That sounds like such a negative thing. When a football game gets too stressful or changes need to be made, the coaches call a “Time Out.” That's a little more positive.

Time, according to my wonderful Thesauruses, can be an interval, era, date, point, instant, hour, or period. There’s more, but that will suffice.

If you look at Ecclesiastes 3 in your Bible, you’ll find an interesting look at time.

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under heaven:

 a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

 a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

 a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

 a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

 a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

 a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

This summer, this day, this hour there is a time for everything. Not necessarily time for everything, but A time for everything. There is a specific time that God has given you for every activity you need to do.

Tomorrow, you might want to consider taking a “Time Out” in the earliest part of your day to thank God and praise Him for giving you this time, and then, I'm sure, you will find the time for what He’s given you to do.