Today's thought - 29 July 2026 (Time wasted)

 

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word (Psalm 119:37 NIV).

We are continuing with seed, time and harvest. We know that when a farmer plants his crop time must pass before the harvest. In this time period, the farmer can work his land by watering it and spraying pesticide to protect his harvest. It is a constant process of work until the harvest is ready.

What do we do with our time when we are in God’s waiting room? We can find other things to do instead to give God the first fruit of our day. We can sleep late or make another coffee or watch the news or tik-tok or Facebook or whatever keeps you occupied and away from your time with God. Then you run out of time and sometimes it becomes this quick prayer and when God does not do the things you ask you get angry and you see this time as a waste.

In reality it is this time that we give God and seek Him and prioritise Him that we gain so much more. You see we need to do our part first and seek Him and seek to build an intimate relationship with Him so that God can work through us. What we apply to our worldly relationships, applies even more to God. You cannot have a relationship with someone based on what you can gain from them. It is a giving and receiving principal. You do not marry your wife because she can take care of you and you can sit at home and do nothing. When we meet someone, we build a relationship with them where we get to know them and understand them and know their intimate thoughts and needs.

With God that is even more important. How do we get to know Him? By spending time with Him in prayer and in worship and by reading His Word. You are in control of your touch gate, see gate, feel gate and mouth gate. What we allow into our lives is what we become.

So, steer away from what the world says and seek more of God. An intimate relationship with God means having a deep, personal connection with Him that goes beyond mere religious rituals or superficial knowledge. It involves open communication, mutual trust, and a heart-based bond where you feel fully known, loved, and guided by God in your daily life.

Now, do not waste time in watering your seed with the wrong stuff. In the end we reap what we sow and if we sow bad seed and we nurture that we will have a bad harvest. If we gossip, hate, get angry, say bad things and keep grudges we will sow that back into our lives. Jesus said He came to give you life and life in abundance. To gain this harvest we must run from negativity and worldly things and seek heavenly things.

I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you into a more and intimate relationship with Him, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Have an awesome day, my friend.