Earning Time

I have never thought of time as something to be earned. I think about how I spend my own time and what I "waste" time doing and find so many opportunities to change it. I want the time I have to be productive...ninvesting in people and in my own life. One of my biggest pet peeves in the world is what people are late to things or don't plan well resulting in flaking on me or being late, when I have done what I can to be on time. It is a sign of respect... And respecting others is a big one for me in general. I do what is in my control to be a person of my word and do what I say I will do... Including WHEN. I don't think this should be difficult, yet it is for a lot of people. Time management is a skill we all need professionally and personally to be 1. Productive and 2. To show respect for self and others. I value people I choose to spend time with enough to be on time, and having been in a family my whole life who can't be on time and always being an hour late to holidays and missing the first 15-20 of church... Thisis something I have definitely embraced in not doing once I was in control of my time and responsible for my time. Time encompasses so much of who we are and we complain so much about not having enough time or how "time flies", but how much do we waste or not pay attention to? I think some comes down to just not caring and being selfish, but other parts I think other people don't share their importance of time and let it slide. We have so much time each day outside of work to enjoy being outside or to be with people.. And it is also priorities (which we talked with our youth kids about this past Wednesday). How much time do I truly give God each day? Or time do I truly give to people? Or is it wasted being on Facebook or watching tv? I am guilty of this at times and it is something I really want to commit to changing a bit. I began using the phrase I hate " I'm just so busy"... But it is amazing how much time I find to do the things I think are important or waste on myself and not spending with other people. I tell people I am busy and can't make plans but if someone else whom I value greater perhaps..... I somehow have all the time in the world...or I make it happen. This is so wrong.... God doesn't always put people in my life for me but perhaps it is about them. Being selfless with my time realizing it is all borrowed time from God is the biggest take away I can give. I am here to love and serve.... and my tool is time.