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Redeeming The Times


There is popular adage that says "time waits for no man. I believe this means time flies and before you know it its ten  years or more down the line.  This is so evident as we see children who were born right before our eyes now giving birth themselves. 

 The bible also has something to say about time. The apostle Paul emphasized importance of time in the verse below. 

 "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,  Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."  Ephesians 5:15-16

 So what does Paul mean by redeeming the times? Can time be redeemed?  Looking at definition of the word redeem ; It means to buy back, ransom,  rescue from los.  Paul was cautioning us to use our time wisely. 

 Time management has been one topic that has caught the interest of many and sold million books. While its a good attitude to imbibe, Paul advocates more than this. 

 ¡. He says we are to walk circumspectly which means being careful, with great prudence. He also mentioned that that we have to wise in use of time because,  the days are evil. A lot is happening in the world today and Christians seem so oblivious of it. The pursuit of  career, ambition,  fame and power  is so strong and overwhelming that even Christians are caught up in it. While all these things have their place, an idolatrous passion to have all this has consumed the society.  As a result  of this, more have lost touch with spiritual things.  

 ¡¡. It is a human error to believe that we are invincible and  would live forever.  But who knows what will happen tomorrow. Instead of running after unprofitable and vain things, we should focus on things that are eternally beneficial. We can practice all the time management  we want,  but if we are not aligning it with God's will and his purpose for us, it's still a sheer waste of time. 

¡¡¡. Procrastination is one terrible thing that wastes our time. We put off vital decisions and choices that will  affect our family, health, spiritual life positively till latter dates. Funny, we never get to doing those things. 
Here are some few questions that might help to use our time wisely.  

 Is this giving to glory to God? 
Is this according to God's purpose for me? 
Does this affect my family health and career positively?
Am  learning educationally/spiritually from this? 

 May the lord grant use grace to use our days according to his will. 

More bible study to come.   Blessings 
Photo Credit : Contemporary Heaven 

THE AGE THING

Ever heard that cliche that age is just numbers? please!!! I beg to differ. Age means a lot ,its not just numbers. Just hold on while I prove my point.

If you are from the yoruba  tribe, you would be familiar with the adage that says "Ko si bi omode she le laso to,ko le la akisa be agba". Translation-- No matter how many clothes a young person has ,he/she can't have worn out clothes /rags like an elderly person. Me and my sister would jokingly reply to that adage by saying  "how many elders have crazy jeans".LOL.  This adage simply points to the fact that elders have gathered wisdom through experience over the years.




I grew up as a shy kid but I learnt to loosen up over time. I have been more daring in a good way  as I grew older. My sense of style has increased with age. I have taken more decisions in accordance with purpose . I have learnt to withstand peer pressure more. I can get along with people more. My desire for God has increased. I have become bolder in speech and in deeds. I also admit that I have become naughtier and a little troublesome.(Tongue out)




Check out my style *winks*

If you still  think age doesn't matter,read on. I did a survey (more of verbal interactions and data collection) about the diffrence between women who married  around 18-24yrs and the ones who married from 25yrs upwards. Well, I was told that most of the women in the first group at a time felt trapped in their marriage because they felt they should still be enjoying their youth. Some even said those women wished they had waited a little while and not marry that early. Well,the second group (25 years upwards) were said to cope and adjust better to marital life.

Now to the older folks ,have you noticed that we see more older women in church than men? Seriously ! no offense guys, but I personally believe that women are more committed to God than men in Nigeria. Well,take it or leave it,as humans grow older and notice that the grave is getting nearer,they begin to search more for God.  Women who lived life....I mean rocked and gyrated life ( you know what I mean), as they grow older they realize that they can't continue to live their life that way so they turn to GOD. This also applies to men. Maybe,its because they are seeking miracles but at least  it a wise decision to run to God in time of need.


Choosing a life partner is a very big issue which should not be taken lightly. I have heard of marriage successes just because a child choose to listen to its parent's counsel on choosing a life partner. Parental guidance on marriage comes as a result of wealth of experience and wisdom ,those parents have amassed over the years.Young people are not the best to listen when making this choice except the young person is deeply rooted in Christ and counseling under the unction of the Holyspirit. Your parents are not suppossed to choose for you but they are to provide counsel and guidiance when making this choice. Even when parents make unrealistic demands ,patiently vet their decisons with prayers .If they are leading you through the wrong decision,the holyspirit will change their minds,but if they keep insisting,then maybe God is trying to tell you something about your choice. My mother is a testimony of a marriage success,her father didn't choose her husband for her but she listened to a single guideline that he gave her in making a choice. The same happened to me, I am stiill young in marriage but I listened to parental guidiance while choosing and I thank God today for that. Enough said .This is not a marriage counselling forum.lol

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People's attitude, words,dressing and deed have change overtime asthey mature physically. I agree that not all old people are mature and give wise words but i strongly hold the opinion that age has something to do
with wisdom and better actions.

Holla at me if you think otherwise......cheers!!!

ASAP

Asap (As soon as possible).  We use this cliche all the time. Perhaps ,its because we have realised the utmost importance of time or maybe ,its just to get people to do something for us very quickly, or it is a symptom of  living in a  fast paced environment.
Whatever the case may be , we often forget that this  word holds a hidden truth.  It proverbially tells us that time is running out! So you have to act now!  Some might ask what's the hurry? the truth is ,when ideas,opportunities or plans are not worked on quickly,we tend to lose those ideas,plans and opportunities. On a personal level, when I get inspired to write something or do something, If I don't write it down  and work on it immediately, I often lose such inspiration.
Asap is one acronym that we should  allow check procrastination and laziness in our lives. So, whatever you have got to do,do it ASAP!
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