Time is Short

from The Bridge by Xavier Cornejo

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1‭-‬8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Time is one of life’s most valued riches; it’s something you cannot buy, but you can indeed spend. It’s interesting to think that we all have the same amount of time each day, but not the same amount of days to spend that time. Tomorrow is never guaranteed. Your time is finite. Given that reaching your goal and crossing the bridge will take time, be vigilant not to waste yours.

‬We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9

Generally, the greater the goal, the more time it will take to get there. Each moment you allow to pass by is a moment you will never get back. That is why I mentioned before that the use of our time is the use of our lives. Never be so busy in the moment that you forget what you want to reach over time. We live under the paradigm that we do not have time, but there is always time for the things we truly care about. 

‬Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”

‭‭James‬ ‭4:13‭-‬15

If you have a painful toothache, you will try to go to the dentist as soon as possible. One way or the other, you will open up your schedule to go simply because you don’t want to suffer. So, when we genuinely care about something, we have the capacity to make time for it. If you sincerely want to reach your goals, you need time to develop and employ your strategy. 

‬But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?

‭‭Luke‬ ‭14:28

You must know how much time it will take to reach your desired end; if you don’t, your expectations will be mistaken. Wrong expectations lead to lives consumed by frustration. In order not to give up because you didn’t reach the end in time, you must consider time calculations from the start.