A Life Well Spent

[Show opens]

[Music starts]

Brother Felmar Serreno: You’re listening to the podcast version of God’s Message Magazine. Today’s topic: “A Life Well Spent”. 

[Music ends]]

Brother Felmar: The world is in a state of flux. The only thing constant, people say, is change. At a time when a person feels totally in control of his life, something happens that alters his direction. A change occurs at an instant. What he considers predictable becomes unpredictable after all, and he has no recourse but to adjust to these unexpected circumstances and situations. 

As the cliché goes: “Life is a journey”. Indeed, as we go on in life, many things happen that turn out to be very different from what we had expected. We do plan, but the possibility of facing events beyond our control comes along the way.

Financial analysts project economic growths, only to be disappointed by a sudden slump that leads to an uncontrollable decline in the economy. A businessman may map out his business with optimism for the next few years, but doesn’t get the revenues he had expected, probably due to inflation, unavailability of raw materials or other reasons. We sometimes are unable to make it to our appointments because of a flat tire or heavy traffic. We promise our children to treat them out, only to be sidelined by flu. 

Use Time Wisely

Given that things are very uncertain, we should therefore make wise use of our time. The apostles, thus, advise us to “make every minute count” That’s in Ephesians 5:16 in the Contemporary English Version.

[Music starts]

Brother Felmar: Just imagine: considering that a person needs to sleep an average of eight hours a day. That means that by the time he is 60, he would have already spent 20 years of his life in slumber. More or less, we only have two-thirds of our lifetime to spend productively. Hence, there is no gainsaying to ask ourselves, “How do we spend our lives here on earth?” and “How do we make use of our time?” We only have one life to live here. If we spend most of our time doing nothing good, indeed, a bleak future awaits us. 

If we really care for our time here on earth, we will not waste the life we have been given. The Scriptures says that there is a time for everything under the sun: 

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth.

[Ecclesiastes 3:1 New English Translation]

Let us live our lives meaningfully. Let us work doing the best we can. Make use of our full potentials and treat important matters with a sense of urgency. If we do this, we help make living in this world less burdensome, even just in our own little way. Besides, the Bible instructs us, thus, 

Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days. [Ephesians 5:16 in the New Living Translation]

Brother Felmar: Hence, let us not skip the opportunity to do good to others—nothing fabulous, but many occasions to make life a bit more pleasant for others—a   simple text or instant message to someone you love; giving a seat to the elderly aboard a bus; greeting the security guard; congratulating your secretary for a job well done; caring for our families well; and being of service to our community, are some ways. 

Spend Life Well 

Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör 22media.inctrg.io. Innehållet i podden är skapat av 22media.inctrg.io och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.