Time stealers
March 31, 2008 | T. Suzanne Eller
Have you ever had to deal with time stealers? You know, those things that take away our dreams. Those things that are small, but actually take chunks of time without giving much back. . .
I wrote about time stealers for Today’s Christian Woman a few years back. Funny, but reading my own words in Christianity Today’s “Food for Thought” came just at the right time. Time stealers have started to creep back into my life, and they just aren’t worth it.
Food for Thought
March 24, 2008 |
I decided to fast. Instead of giving up food, I eliminated my time stealers for 30 days. I checked my e-mail only twice a day. Computer games were gone. I set limits on the number of programs I watched and refused to turn the television on at all during the day. This forced me to choose a couple of favorite shows, which I watched in the evening with my husband. During the day I popped in a CD and filled my home with my favorite worship music.
As the fast concluded, I looked at what I’d gained. My life hadn’t changed, just the management of my time. I still had the same 24 hours available to me each day. I still was busy. I still had deadlines. But I’d uncovered pockets of precious moments that I chose to fill carefully. I spent a portion of my morning reading my Bible and talking with God. I took long walks with my husband in the evening or worked outside with our horses. Because my writing and tasks for the day were complete, I could enjoy these things with a clear focus and without guilt. Several of these “luxuries” I’d often neglected in the past because I had “too much to do” and “not enough time.”
When the fast was over, I came to the conclusion that God had more for me—not a legalistic list of tasks to perform, but a new way of thinking.
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